Loch Hourn

[Rasta]

Last month I did a kayak trip down Loch Hourn for 6 days. From the west/Mallaig. Stunning.

So I was thinking about a bike trip from the east.
Ft William, Great Glen Way, turn left, Glen Garry, Kinloch Hourn, Barrisdale Bay (bothy, but camping).
I think the midges are fading, so maybe it's time to get the hammock out.
Funny, hammocks are for the summer but in Scotland I only use them in winter (out of midge season).

Anyone been down there? Any advice?

[fatbikephil]

No Midges whatsoever now, but the path from Kinlochhourn to barrisdale is properly hard. I know people who have taken bikes along it, but all hated the experience. I've only ever walked it and it was highly entertaining but I'd not really want to take a bike along. Routes in to Barrisdale from Inverie and Loch Cuaich are better but it is all pretty hard going. Some ace riding though, if you are into super technical rock fests.

[whitestone]

Here's a video https://bikepacking.com/plog/broken-road-film/ by Annie Le and Huw Oliver. A mixture of riding and bikerafting but you should get the jist. If you do a search for "knoydart" on Bikepacking.com you get just two hits, the above link is one, the other is a piece again by Annie and Huw.

One thing that bugs me about Bikepacking.com is there's no caption to any of the shots so if you don't know an area you've no idea if a shot is in Knoydart, Skye, Fisherfield, etc. Obviously I recognise some but...

[Rasta]

Thanks for the replies and links.
Having done the south side to Sourlies bothy which was all axle deep bog plunges, a rocky trail on the north side should be more fun, and drier. Will give it a go in a few weeks. Too hot and sunny at the moment.