My only ‘first timer’ thought, on doing the BD loop on Sunday, was that it could really do with some trail maintenance around the loch and on to Kinloch Damh. I said at the time, I’d be keen to go back with a spade and sort out some of the pretty obvious drainage issues, so wondered what others thought. Given that its an increasingly popular area with us lot, is there a case for us trying to help some of the trails?
Oh, and agree with mtbguiding on the BD loop anti-clockwise. The climb up to the bealach is mostly rideable (apart from a few short sections), but the descent, when you get closest to the river crossing, and especially after it, is brilliant. One of my mates riding with me, who has ridden extensively in the UK and France, commented after the final section, that it was the best descent EVER! Big claim, and maybe biased by endorphins, but it is really, really good fun.