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[Closed] West Highland Way - Inversnaid to Rowardennan

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Anybody been along (recently?) and care to let me know how much pushing/lifting/carrying there's likely to be. Thinking CX rather than MTB.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 7:30 pm
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effin loads if by recent you mean a year ago,,,,, havnt seen anything advertising trail sanitisation of that ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 7:46 pm
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I've only ever taken the higher forest road route north of Ptarmigan Lodge, assume it's the lower one that produces the sob stories.

Still a fair few off/on moments N of Rowchoish, but OK.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:24 pm
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Aye - I was thinking of using the forest road. That only leaves 4km of footpath. How hard could that be? ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:28 pm
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Thats my favourite bit on the MTB (the first bit heading south from Inversnaid) but I think its pretty difficult, seem to remember a lot of rock/root combos that were a little trialsy to get the MTB over, think there might be a good bit of pushing on the CX!


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:30 pm
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50:50 then 13fm??

Oh - did you see my reply about your noisy BB7s?


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:38 pm
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Hazy memories Druidh, think the landrover track from Ptarmigan becomes a 'trail centre red' standard singletrack, but nearer Inversnaid becomes a lovely shelved affair with some wee squeezes over roots and rocks. Probably 100% rideable on an MTB, doubt it would be a miserable push, just a little broken to begin with.

Where did you reply, FB? Didn't see it... Ah, wait, it was a thread on here wasn't it.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:50 pm
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Did it the other way round years ago on a touring bike. Piece of cake on a MTB.

Inversnaid north is another matter.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:56 pm