Comments on: Highland Wildcat Trail, Golspie

By: iamabehr

iamabehr — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:06:36 +0000

Truly fantastic trail. My wife and I got to the top of the climb and I honestly felt like I had a really enjoyable ride and could have called it a day. I don’t usually enjoy climbs but that one is great then you have 7k of pure quality decent. Both of us couldn’t stop smiling and talking about it so immediately went for a second loop. Would have done a third if my forks weren’t leaking fluid after a particularly heavy rocky crash.

Anyone that hasn’t been here should go, its worth the drive from wherever you are!

By: robotxander

robotxander — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:55:01 +0000

I must be one of the lucky ones
This trail is 30 mins from my house. Myself and my biking bud do this at least twice a month over the summer.
Alternating between this and Balblair gives us a taste of all levels of trail riding. Excellent stuff

By: sangobegger

sangobegger — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:29:27 +0000

Golspie, Golspie, Golspie! – Frankly its all been said before.Triffic,awesome,fan funky tastic, what they don’t say is that tunnel vision is your friend to go faster.The only sound you will hear is silence as you get more air – everywhere.Golspie will turn even the most hardened ground hugger into an air junkie,just don’t get carried away,you will be back,Golspie always demands a re-run

By: ragleyrider

ragleyrider — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:13:45 +0000

All these comments are total rubbish………… There is no words to describe this trail. I live in Calderdale West Yorkshire ( 12 hr drive away ) and would not think twice about driving up there today to do 1 lap. total jaw dropping trail and experiance, there isnt one day gone by were i havnt thought about wishing i was there right now, just so glad its so far away from anywere otherwise it would be full of wanna bees on Specialised and silly restraunt waiter service cafes in the carpark, the trail its self is immaculate from top to bottom, it has the longest technical uphill, also has the longest downhill in the UK, you basicly get to the top ( all uphill ) then you can remove your chain because its all downhill back to the carpark.
I have never grined so much after doing a trail as i did when i got to the bottom.

By: neepshed

neepshed — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:40:40 +0000

Absolutley brilliant. We did Balblair for a couple of hours and then had a fantastic lunch in the Golspie Inn Hotel and then headed up to pay the Duke of Sutherland a visit.
Lactic ladder is a challenge but entirely doable. The journey down from the top is brilliant. 5″ travel bike is more than adequate. We did it once on Saturday and a further twice on Sunday. Stayed in the Golspie Inn Hotel where the food was fantastic, the beer was flowing and the rooms were comfortable. Recommend this place. Get yourselves up there.

By: chairborne

chairborne — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:31:21 +0000

Best trail in the UK. Along with Laggan, the only man-made trails where you can justify a 6″ bike. The bit with the rollers that somehow manage to spit you uphill was designed by a some kind of digging genius.

By: steeble

steeble — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:34:28 +0000

Definitely my favourite trail in the uk. Took our bikes along there after a stupid cape wrath-sandwood bay ride. Absoloutely love this trail but the ride up is alot longer than you think as the statue/monument at the top is deceptively big

By: mafiafish

mafiafish — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:00:17 +0000

My favourite trail centre to date, the climb is enjoyable and the downhill is immense However the speed which you pick up due to the flowy nature can mean you don’t realise whats ahead until you’re on it. On my first go some of the rocky chutes caught me out.

By: clareymorris

clareymorris — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:41:08 +0000

Do it twice – it’s great!

By: sangobegger

sangobegger — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:22:31 +0000

Short travel is the order of the day,as there is no uplift,and after watching my mate sweat it out on a big travel Giant(pushing mostly!)I would even go hardtail,especially on the bottom section.Golspie is rideable by anyone basically, for the most part,and the “dodgy” bits can be bypassed easily.Don’t underestimate it though,the flow is enough to convince you that you are a superstar,at least until it goes Petetong on one of the red tabletops(but hey what doesn’t kill ya, makes ya tuffer!).Enjoy,and while you are at it go ride Balblair near Ardgay,one really does compliment the other.