[Closed] Aviemore rides next week ?

Go into bothy bikes, tie in with my mate Craig, he'll sort you with some awesome high burnside trails.

Is that Craig that's just moved up there in the past couple of months?, i was speaking with him in the shop when i was up that way at the start of September - seems very decent.

And +1 for the Burnside trails, they've really come on in the past few years.

Greg, which one is Craig ? I have some history in there...

Iain - I should be about some of those dates and happy to accompany you on some of those routes if you don't mind dawdling at my speed.

High Burnside isn't my thing though 😉

You won't know him Iain, as soma says, he's only been up there a couple of months. Skinny studenty type, unkempt hair. Good lad.

Just don't try and keep up with Miller if you go a ride with him 🙂 burnside is similar to Aberfoyle, steep, narrow and muddy "enduro" trails.

scotroutes, nice one, will keep in touch. Will pop into shop also.

Another +1 for Craig 😀

Tagging as I'm up for half term.
I'm also of for a night out at some point if your free Colin?

flatfish, scotroutes - would be good if we could get a wee ride organised ? always up for a pint too 🙂

anyone fancy penciling in something for Sunday early ? weather at present looks like maybe decent. An 830/900 am start from town and lunchtime finish would be ideal for me so as not to eat too much into family holiday time. Loch Eanaich is on my to do list for the week...

Ooh, could I join in?

Up for the week, staying along at Boat of Garten. Not up til Sunday evening though.

Never ventured up above High Burnside, tend to stick to what I know round Aviemore, but thought before there must be good stuff up there.

2tyred - of course ! I'm there for the week, arriving Sat, staying Dalfaber end of town. We can hopefully bump this thread along this week and next to get a few rides/beers sorted 🙂

I'm more of a wheels on ground type rider, so not sure if the High Burnside stuff will be my cup of tea, but happy to have a look !

anyone else up there next week and fancy some morning rides ?

love the little trails round Nethy Bridge, some absolute delights there. Might be persuaded to head down for a short day's riding..

High Burnside would scare me witless 🙂

^^^^^ yeah, I tend to prefer the less endurotastic gnarr stuff as too old and lacking in skill 🙂

"I didn't pay all this cash for my tyres to have them off the ground..."

The more your tyres are off the ground, the longer they'll last! 😆

Get here soon. Currently sitting outside the cafe in Carrbridge having lunch in the sun!

anyone else up there next week and fancy some morning rides ?

I might be able to fit in a spin weds morning. I'd need to be back at the car for 12 as Im at work in Inverness at one. Glen Einach is a cracker.

Currently sitting outside the cafe in Carrbridge having lunch in the sun!

So was I, but in the cafe 😀

Registering interest, up from the 9th to the 18th, will have the man cub in tow, but he can keep up.

will be loading the car up this time tomorrow 🙂

Sunday am ride anyone ?

Loch Eanaich then?

Rothiemurchus visitor centre / Druie (druidh 🙂 ) cafe would be a good meeting point though I'll be cycling the length of Aviemore to get there so anywhere along the way is fine.

Time?

excellent, we're in a house in Dalfaber, so just along from you - how about Bothy Bikes at 830 and Rothiemurchus visitor centre / Druie cafe at 845 - hopefully get a few of us out ?

just mailed you my mobile Colin

I can't make Sunday morning, but can someone post up their Strava or GPS route for Loch Eanaich, as would like to try this route sometime.

surfbus - I don't do strava 🙂 , but may well be up for that route again later in the week. Hoping for early morning few hrs most days and a maybe a couple of longer ones, incl Burma Rd, Ryvoan etc

Will keep post updated.

[quote=thesurfbus ]I can't make Sunday morning, but can someone post up their Strava or GPS route for Loch Eanaich, as would like to try this route sometime.

Pretty straightforward. Just depends where you are starting and how much other exploring you are doing. I'll post up a gpx file after Sunday though if you'd like to replicate what we do.

Edit: just realised it'll be 11th October. (see stickies)

Thanks, planning on hiring a fat bike for my son from Bothy Bikes one day, and then heading out for an explore.

Edit: just realised it'll be 11th October. (see stickies)

hadn't realised - I'm more than happy to put a donation forward for cancer charity, esp. having had my prostate removed for same last November !

Speaking of the Burma road - the carrbridge end has been/is being sanitised into billiard table smooth track 🙁

^^^^^ argggh, that's a pity 🙁 - the nice rough double track down from the bothy towards Sluggan ?

Yes 🙁

First bit down from the bridge hasn't been done yet but maybe from half way to the archers stone (from the bridge) all the way to Inverlaidnan at least 🙁 I loved that bit!

Well i hope everyone enjoys their ride this weekend, lovely around the lochs

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Off to Glenlivet tomorrow for me

So, it was a bit blowy at Loch Eanaich this morning...
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Cracking ride Colin, many thanks to both you and Ross for showing me the way. See you wed evening for some dark trails !

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Ah - it's that bloody Google Photos doing something to the URLs. I thought they'd fixed it!

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Nope no photos.

Good to meet you Iain, night ride for Wednsday with a pint at the old bridge inn is on the cards.
A couple of potential routes would be up the loggers trail to the ride a nice piece of singletrack above Glenmore Lodge, then off round Loch Morlich with another short singletrack section, round to Loch an Eilein and back to the Old Bridge Inn via the Poltcher. Or a slightly shorter option would be to head out to cake or death (via Loch an Eilein, Loch Gamhna, past the bothy to inshriach forest) and then back again, returning to the old bridge inn 🙂

I will post a start time and meeting place closer to Wednsday!

cheers rosqo, you too. Glad you were in front of me on that dodgy corner of doom 🙂

good ride and good banter, top sunday fun !

See you wed

I'm up first week of Nov if anyone fancies a couple of rides. Will have my lights with me.

aye, rotten trails and crap scenery 🙂

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I hope the weather is as favourable when i'm back up in January

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