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Possible Scotland roadtrip coming up. Would like to take the bikes, but the Mrs still needs very easy family grade stuff since she's still knackered post-birth. I know there's a flat trail from Ft Bill by the Loch, can you think of any others along those lines?
glentrool.
glentrool is a long route though.
what about blue dalbeattie/mabie?
you can drive a long way into glentrool though. do it as an out and back.
Plenty of family stuff in Scotland, but depends on where you are going and if you only want to ride at trail centres...
There is a really nice route round lochan na hearba near Laggan. 20 miles of doubletrack with very little climbing and very scenic.
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very little climbing and very scenic.
one pic at sea level, followed by another pic half way up a Monroe....hmmmm
Monroe 😆
Stoner - the first pic is at 1070 ft, so is the second.
The second pic is looking over to the valley you ride along.
On that route there is 130ft of climb 🙂
It has to be almost completely flat at this point in time unfortunately... And I dunno where we're going yet, haven't planned anything 🙂 Trail centres are not a requirement but I'd have thought most suitable spots would be waymarked family style trails rather than 'natural' stuff.
Bordinbob - I'll have you know I live on a Marilyn*
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_%28hill%29
I think Ive got a Scottish Dictionary somewhere...
🙂
TJ - aha, I see now tis a loch not the sea. As you were.
Molgrips - that route I posted is really very good and only one short climb But I just checked on MM - its more like 300 ft in 2 1/2 miles and the total round can be kept down to 14 miles.
Dunkeld, plenty of easy options around there.
i rode past the Rothiemurchus family route this morning, very flat and hard surfaced trails through woodland but with stunning views of the cairngorms if you are up Aviemore way
*hijack*
molgrips - is it you doing the Ben Nevis triathlon in Sept?
How about NCN 7 through Callander.
You can go out and back past Loch Venachar, or north past Strathyre and back (plenty of tea stops).
These are off-road routes with superb scenery. The Laid Inn does good grub too.
[i]The Laid Inn does good grub too. [/i]
Seconded, and don't forget their own real ale and accompanying shop selling every ale under the sun. Hmmmmm.
Great glen way? Parts of it are very flat but would need to be an out and back ride i guess
Another vote for Rothiemuchas (spelling?), along the great glen out of fort william, Glen Feshie,
have a look in Kenny Wilsons Mountain Bike Guide, there is some good stuff of all grades to go at in all areas.
HTH
molgrips - is it you doing the Ben Nevis triathlon in Sept?
It was going to be me - however I've done no running or swimming lately so I may drown/die if I try it.... Bugger 🙁
TJ - nice looking route but 300ft will be too much... Good suggestions tho ta.
Callander to Strathyre is very easy. Ditto along Loch Venacher.
Beware the Great Glen Way though that someone suggested above. It does have two or three pretty hefty climbs.
Rothiemurcus is nice, with easy trails round the forest, particularly Loch an Eilan.