A mate was up the other day and Learnie was closed for forestry tree felling just now. Not sure how long its on for. Wouldn’t say it was great, the blue is ok, nothing spectacular, some nice views across the Beauly firth but nothing challenging. Have taken some people who havent been ona bike in years there and they didnt struggle. The orange free ride / jump track (not the tabletops at the carpark) is pretty good, good for inspiring confidence for jumps but woudln’t go specifically for that. Didn’t click with the black when i rode it, i found it one minute your on a rocky descent then next a climb, just couldn’t get into a rhythm (that was a few years ago and haven’t ridden it since)
Golspie is awesome, it’s basically a climb to the top (fairly straight forward apart from lactic ladder which is a technical climb) and blast back down to the bottom. Black is fairly rocky at the top, some nice drops / jumps, technical rock gardens, great views. Joins the red further down which flows nicely and great for inspiring confidence. Berm, jump, berm, jump, and breath, so sweet. Can chop and change the routes as there are various link paths to pick out your fav sections. Would def recommend making the effort to ride it.
Have never ridden at laggan yet but heard its very good. It’s on my to do list. Alot of people really rate the red. Some say the black is fairly technical but good fun once you get it dialled.
Theres also the moray monster trails towards Fochabers, have ridden there once and was pretty good day. Not sure what state they are in just now with forrestry felling etc. Worth checking on http://www.moraymountainbikeclub.co.uk/ for a local forum for some up to date info.
Plenty natural riding throughout the area
Cullen – what trails are at Contin?
