Work will be taking me up to Aberdeenshire (Inverurie sort of area) next week and finishing around lunch time on the last day. Planning on sticking my fat bike in the car boot for a wee pootle before driving back to central belt and looking for route ideas?
I presume coming home via Ballater / Glenshee will offer the best scope for a pootle in Deeside/Balmoral...? Only riding I've done before in the area was out to Loch Muick which was nice enough.
Thanks
Bheiin a Bhuird would be my pick.
https://www.trailforks.com/route/beinn-a-bhuird/?activitytype=1&z=11.0&lat=57.04803&lon=-3.43237
Your idea of a pottle differs somewhat from mine
Bheiin a Bhuird
That looks pretty epic - but 40km route with 17km of climbing on an unknown route when I've probably got 5 hours of daylight is probably a bit more than I was looking for tbh. Thanks though.
Have you got lights? A lot of riding in the Inverurie area if you wanted to get out in the evenings.
Most of it probably fits an enduro bike more than a fat bike (thinking Bennachie, Millstone etc) - but there would be plenty to play on if you wanted to explore.
I was up that way on Sunday. Rode up Glen Lui from Inverey (West of Braemar) car park and back through Mar lodge/Victoria bridge. Can easily extend to take in Glen Quioch or Linn of Dee. Very pleasant gravelly riding.
Most of it probably fits an enduro bike
Having just had a weekend in the area, this was my thought too. Lots (and lots and lots) or rocks in the area to hammer through
To add - if you were happy with some bumpy stuff - Heartbreak Ridge in Ballater would be a great outing. Fire-track climb then a nice descent.
I'd be happy on the hardtail on it so assuming the fat bike would eat it up. Plenty of YouTube coverage if you fancied it.
Your idea of a pottle differs somewhat from mine is
I didn't set off till quarter to five in the evening, so I didn't think it was.....
Ok, you're right, probably not a pootle. But emmintently doable in 5 hours.
But take lights anyway. I almost always take lights, even in July sometimes when I set off in the morning!
I'm soooo bored of Manchester. I want the 'gorms
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OP
Morrone would be a reasonable, much less extreme/ lengthy alternative to Bhuird
As above, Heartbreak Ridge is great
Also some good stuff on the pimple hill ( ET etc)
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