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So, I am heading up there in August, so hopefully might be dry, staying withing driving distance of Glen Coe, really want to give this a crack, what sort of distance/mileage are we talking.
In August you say?
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It's not a huge mileage (25-ish at a guess) but there's a fair bit of climbing and a lot of fairly tough riding.
This is the only easy bit:
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Nearly went up there a few years back... I really wish I had now, and can see a summer roadtrip coming on...
Looks shit 😉
I reckon riding up Mamore Lodge and round to the first lochan, then across the hill and down to the dam is possibly easier - saying that I've never gone up the access road but I did ride down it...
Can't recall for sure but it felt like we left the car park and got to the dam in about 2 hours but it felt very easy going (considering the length of the climb I was still feeling quite fresh!) - it was a few years back though so my timings could be very wrong...but we left the car park at around 10:00 and were back at the car just after 14:00 - which I thought was rather good considering the amount of climbing.
13thfloormonk
Sorry for a late reply,The climb refers to the A890 Coulags to Loch Coire Fionnaraich section,It was simply superb!
After the Loch it gets very technical and boggy in places,typically Scottish,however theres very little carrying until just after joining the Bealach na lice trail.Talking to a local rider he said the decent via Drochaid Coire Lair to Coire Earba is the prefered decent making a Loop via Glen Torridon,have a great holiday! 😉