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Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:18 pm
by ScotRoutes
It surprises me just how much tarmac is on that route. There are some decent forest tracks running from Blair Atholl to Bruar and then through Feshie/Inshriach that would be much more pleasant mountain biking.
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:19 pm
by Gari
Also the route from Inveray can be taken on the north of the river missing out Braemar altogether, assuming you are just passing through rather than staying there obviously!! You can see the track joining the Glen Builg section close to the house.
Great route, I did it last year. Enjoy.
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:06 pm
by Dan_K
Gari wrote:Also the route from Inveray can be taken on the north of the river missing out Braemar altogether, assuming you are just passing through rather than staying there obviously!! You can see the track joining the Glen Builg section close to the house.
Great route, I did it last year. Enjoy.
Thanks Gari. I plan to stop in Braemar to have a nose around.
ScotRoutes, I think i'll be grateful for a bit of Tarmac - will remind me of riding in the South!!!
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:52 pm
by Dan_K
Link to Spot Tracker if anyone is remotely interested. Should be on the go by lunchtime tomorrow:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face ... GqnqTgHiB6
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:28 pm
by ScotRoutes
Gari - every report of this route I see has the riders going clockwise. Some if the bits I know would work better t'other way (eg the Dorback - Abernethy route). As an expert in the area, what do you reckon?
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:52 pm
by Gari
Hi Scotroutes, I did it counter clockwise as a tour. I have done quite a bit of it as day rides etc in both directions and agree that it rides better that way, for me anyways.
The link for the tour.
http://racksonracksoff.wordpress.com/20 ... r-day-one/
Gari
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:51 pm
by ScotRoutes
Brilliant! Confirms my suspicions too. One for later this year I think. I might have a lot less travel to the start that way
Re: Tell me about the Tour of the Cairngorms route
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:23 pm
by Dan_K
All done and dusted this afternoon. Gari found me and bought me a coke. Top man! Report and pics to follow...