After reading Chew's adventure and also 13thfloormonk's legendary trip on STW I've decided to put the two weeks vacation I have in May to good use by attempting my own Scotland epic.
I've just finished the initial route planning stage and, as I've never ridden the majority of these trails I was hoping that some of you would be able to crit/suggest improvements/give feedback on my initial route. I'm particularly interested in your thoughts on the section from Poolewe-Altbeithe Bothie as thats what I'm most worried about and also any advice on the best path to take from Mount Keen to Dunnotter Castle which I've selected as the end point for the trip.
Above is a screenshot of the entire trip however, if you want to have the individual GPS files for yourself/viewing on Bikehike then you should be able to access the files from my dropbox account here.
In summary:
Day 1) Bonar Bridge-Ullapool
Day 2) Ullapool-Poolewe
Day 3) Poolewe-Kinlochewe-Torridon
Day 4) Torridon-Applecross-Lochcarron
Day 5) Lochcarron-Falls of Glomach-Alltbeithe Bothie
Day 6) Alltbeithe Bothie-Loch Affric-Fort Augustus
Day 7) Fort Agustus-Laggan-Ryvoan Bothy
Day Ryvoan Bothy-Aiteachain Bothy
Day 9) Aiteachain Bothy-Tomintoul
Day 10) Tomintoul-Ballater-Dinnet
Day 11/12) Dinnet-Mount Keen-Dunnotter Castler
+ 2/3 additional days spare for rest days/mishaps.
As you can see, for the middle Cairngorms loop I've taken inspiration from the Highland Trail 400 loop.
I realise this is my 1st post however, as many members I've been lurking on here reading everything I can for quite a while and I'm very excited about this trip! I'm based in London (originally from Scotland) therefore, the majority of my training over the next couple of months will be in the North/South Downs. If anyone is interested in coming with me then please let me know.
I look forward to your comments :)
Thanks!
