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Worth the two hour drive from Glasgow? Videos on youtube show it to be quite rocky, technical and natural looking.

I fancy heading over on Saturday so is it worth it?


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 10:23 am
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It's a fireroad drag to top at beginning but very good after that. It's getting a bit overgrown which is a shame (particularly doubles/tabletop/bermy section) but is still a good hour's blast and worth a few laps. Great coffee stop at museum in Kilmartin just up road towards Oban.


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 10:45 am
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I thought it was good fun, but a couple of laps will probably be necessary to make up the time.


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 11:11 am
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It's decent. If you fancy a change from the usual stanes then it's a good option.

Some of the downhill sections are good fun and Murder Hill is a hard climb, certainly for me.


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 11:49 am
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Cool. I think I'll head over early on Saturday.


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 11:57 am
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Its my local trail's, 20 minutes on the bike from my house ๐Ÿ™‚

I am at work the now but i was up there on sunday for a few hours and i took some photo's which once im home i will post up. Yes its worth a visit especially if you catch it on a nice day(forecast for saturday is good)where you get the views over towards the correyvrecken and the island's, the trail's are pretty much as described above, they are doing some forestry work at the top of murder hill which mean's that part is closed BUT at the weekend you should be fine to bypass the closed signs like i did on sunday ๐Ÿ˜ณ


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 11:58 am
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what stevie said.

i have a mate out that way and when i get keep him off the booze and fags we always head out there. it's great fun and it'd be a bit of a shame if it was getting overgrown. bit of a fire road drag, but a lark once you get going. definitely worth a visit and a few laps


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 12:03 pm
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Few poor phone picture's from sunday..

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Posted : 13/10/2009 8:15 pm
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i quite liked it the last time i was up. (it's also a stunning drive up to there). Murder hill is well named IMO


 
Posted : 13/10/2009 8:18 pm