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Off to Skye in a few weeks for a few days of riding in the Quiraing, does anyone have any recommendations/GPX's
Keen to hear what it's like before we embark on the 10 hour drive!
There are some routes, with downloads, on here that may be of interest
http://www.skyebikeshack.com/bike-cafe
Also interested, heading up on Saturday. Got Sligachan on the radar already.
Sligachan to the coast is a great route, I thought the Qurang was a bit disappointing buts its worth doing once , its a bit short and tricky to make a day ride, enjoy its a stunning place.
There are some routes, with downloads, on here that may be of interest
http://www.skyebikeshack.com/bike-cafe
Ta, that looks really useful. Didn't appear in my searching earlier today.
Sligachan is great as an out and back, means you get the most out of the nice rocky bits. Personally, I think the Quiraing is best as a walk as you kind of want to take in the surroundings as much as possible and scramble round a bit.
for a few days of riding in the Quiraing
I thought there was just one shortish route in the Quirang?
It's been said already, but it's a waste of a good (short) walk. There's a very good reason there are no long videos of folk riding the Quirang.
Like the others say, ride Sligachan as an out and back (ignore the routes that suggest it as a circuit). Then take some walking boots for the Quirang and enjoy the views.
I would recommend starting from the coast road and riding all along the Quiraing to the road and turning straight back to do it the other way.
It is not a long ride but it's a nice blast.
Riding over the top comes with the risk of cloud fog rolling in and you falling off the edge.
For inspiration:
We were walking around there in February.. it's stunning but would probably be a fairly short ride down.
we're off to Skye on Sunday too. Taking the mountain bike and the road bike!