Is it a push up or are the rideable sections?
How long did it take?
Just after anyone's experience of it.
Cheers
Assuming you mean ben nevis (there are other bens!), a mate did, his write up is in wideopen magazine (free online), from sometime last year.
Yeah, I did mean Ben Nevis. Thanks - I'll check it out
Push up, not a lot of fun down, not a long day.
Thanks for the info.. Have ridden Snowdon a few times both in the summer and in lots of snow (both the Rangers path and Llanberis path). Thought they were really good days out and I'm looking for similar challenges... Any recommendations?
There's two munros, Glas Maol and Cairn of Claise, behind the Glen Shee ski centre which are easily rideable, and the descent of Cairn of Claise is pretty good (a loose rocky landy track for most of the way).
You'd probably want more technical singletrack for all that pushing but I secretly enjoy big fast rocky landy tracks 😀
Lairig an Laiogh in the Cairngorms gets you pretty high up, and rewards you with a great descent. This ride would be pish (and pretty irresponsible) in anything but high summer dry conditions though.
Carn Ban Mor
you could try dodging the walkers on ben lomond?
Carn ban mor.
forget ben nevis unless you like riding stairs dodging tourists after hours carrying up.
You could do the Carn Mor Dearg Arete of course - that should be a techy challenge for you
2nd Ben Lomond. Did it last year, like Snowdon it is largely rideable up, a couple of hike-a-bike sections, and nearly all rideable back down. I set out at about 6pm in the summer, so loads of light left, the last of the walkers were on their way down. Just under 2 hours up & 1/2 hour back down - with no walkers 🙂 And check out the views....
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As for Ben Nevis, I wouldn't bother. Having walked it, the lower 1/2 of the path is heavily fortified to withstand the 1000's of walkers, and hence has lots of rock steps. It would be hike-a-bike nearly all the way up and whilst the top section would be good if you got a clear run (will never happen due to the 1000's of aforementioned walkers), then the lower section would be arm pump central & a slow ride. If you think Snowdon gets busy - try the Ben!!!
Those pics of Ben Lomond make me want to cry - the erosion is awful. I first climbed it in the early 70s. Climbed it many times since but only in snow the last ten years.
I remember how it was, no armoured path, hardly any bare earth, Vegetation at the top. Not bikes causing the erosion obviously.
2nd Ben Lomond, cracking ride. A surprising amount is rideable on the way up too. I did it late on a summer evening as well.
Thanks guys!