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I'm thinking of doing the Auchindrain loop on Sunday. Last time I was there, about two years ago, some of the descent to Loch Awe from Carron had disappeared under fireroad. I'm wondering if anyone has been there recently, and how much the trails have changed? There was/is a windfarm planned in the area.
Thanks 😀
Nobberinthefridge on here said the first streambed section off the fireroad had been sanitised 🙁
We were there in Sept - there is now a forest drive climbing from Furnace. The streambed section has been "improved" - its also easy to miss if you're chatting away on the climb - as we were 🙄
Carron to L Awe was as I remembered it from my last visit - best bit now - photos here
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Climb back up from Durran was pretty mind numbing forest road (unchanged tho? - maybe just dismissed it from my memory) Just focus on nice views - or look at the forest drive across the valley and wonder who thinks driving through sitka forest is fun (maybe they were wondering why we were biking thro it 🙂 )
The finish from Leacan to Bralekan is the really sanitised bit - the rock fest has gone - tho it is a fast rough track and those who didn't what was there before enjoyed it.
Not the classic it was - but still plenty of water (might be too much at this time of year?) and still fun.
Thanks guys. I'm swithering now, I suspect I might just get annoyed at 'progress' rather than enjoying the ride.
Might pop down the borders for something natural instead.
Is this the loop that takes you past a bothy in the Eredine Forest?
Yep.
Ah.
Did that a year or two ago. Very, very heavily sanitised on the way to the bothy, then a puddlefest!
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Boooooooo! What a tragedy.
That first pic looks a bit soft and muddy though, was it mid-sanitisation? Still looks like a watercourse though, some selective blocking of drains should restore its past glory 😀
In fairness the section in HH photos was a lot better by the time we did it and it had already eroded enough that the descents were good fun - tho I was never greatly sold on the riding in water up to your knees that was the previous experience on that bit.
The descent down to L Gainmaheach is a classic and I suppose every scottish circuit has a mind numbing climb somewhere. If you rattle it out quickly enough you can always nip down to the Firetower Trail for a play.