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  • 5 ‘must do’ rides in the UK?
  • chipps
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    Some great routes there – and many that we’ve not done in the mag. I can see a few more day trips looming in the mighty Sierra Estate… 🙂

    stuartie_c
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    Torridon – Coulin Forest circuits (lots of variations)
    Cairngoms – lots to choose from, but Linn of Dee – Glen Derry – Glenmore – Lairig Ghru – Glen Luibeg will put lead in yer pencil
    Glencoe – Devil’s Staircase – Blackwater – Ciaran Path – Devil’s Staircase
    Ben Alder – circuit from Dalwhinnie via Culra and Ben Alder cottage.
    Glen Clova – Bachnagairn to Loch Muick and return via Capel Mounth OR Minister’s Road to Glen Prosen, Cateran Path over the hills to Kilbo and back to Clova by the Kilbo Path.

    I could go on… but they’re all in Scotland. Maybe I need to broaden my horizons 😉

    dr_death
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    Borrowdale bash is a better ride than Back o’Skiddaw IMHO. However if you’re there for 4 days (or feeling very fit and do it in a single day) you can do both….

    Smee
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    GT, Lee Pen, out the back of Caberston, SUW, Gypsy Glen loop. Long day but one hell of a route.

    nostoc
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    Rhenigidale (??)on Harris ought to be on the list

    AlasdairMc
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    they’re all in Scotland. Maybe I need to broaden my horizons

    No you don’t 😀

    druidh
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    stuartie_c – Member

    I could go on… but they’re all in Scotland. Maybe I need to broaden my horizons [:wink:]

    You big tease. It’s a well known fact that there’s no decent riding north of Hadrians Wall.

    Nobeerinthefridge
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    Harris – Rhenigidale and clisham circuit are both smashin.
    Argyll – Leacann muir (often called auchindrain) fantastic.
    Cairngorms – Carn ban mhor – Huge up and huger down.
    Mallaig – taking the bikes out on the boat over to Knoydart, then back over to
    Tarbet adds to the cracking ride to follow back to Morar.
    Kinlochleven – Echo the earlier thoughts on the DS and ciaran path, although
    I’ve yet to meet anyone who can possibly clean the ciaran, a
    bit beyond me to be honest.

    As with Druid, I need to get out more ;->

    Ambrose
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    North Wales: Pont Scethin- in any weather.

    Mid Wales: Tywi & Teifi Headwaters loop, including the Tywi Track. In high water or in drought with a pint in Pontrhydfendigaid.

    West Wales: Mynydd Preseli. Dry weather.

    South Wales- A big Mynydd Ddu mountain loop involving Dan yr Ogof, near Abercraf

    East Wales: Black Mountains loop, including Yr Das, either up or down.

    Missed out Doethie Valley though, not sure why. It’s pretty good 🙂

    billyboulders
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    If you’re in the Southwest (of England) -Manaton, down into Lustleigh Cleave, cut up through the cheeky bit to “the rock” (harton chest I think it’s really called) down the Nutcrackers, double back through Foxworthy past the nicest houses you’ll ever see-especially that “grand designs” style new one (f@ck knows what their council tax bills must be!) down to Trendlebere and then, sadly, road climb back to Manaton. If you’re lucky the pub will be open. Never caught it open though, so it might not be very good in there!

    cuckoo
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    It’s those rides where you get part way through,look round and the scenery/location take your breath away.Sure you must know what I mean.
    Any more suggestions welcome

    Sligahan loop on Skye pretty much had that effect on me.

    Enjoyed a good ride out in the cheviots also, taking in usway burn.

    kennyp
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    What stuartie_c said, especially about Torridon.

    andy@innerhaven
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    In no particular order:

    Innerleithen
    Torridon
    Kinlochewe
    Kinlochleven
    Poolewe

    😀

    stufield
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    In no particular order:

    1.) Relive the rides you used to do when a kid, I’d love to go back to Epping Forest and do the ride I used to do when I was younger and got my first mountain bike.
    2.) Black Mountains – Day long fun
    3.) Dartmoor – eastern edges
    4.) Lake District – high street
    5.) Isle of Skye

    jedi
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    the north downs is amazing if you know where your going

    Sanny
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    Beinn a Bhuird and Ben Avon – wonderful with Tors that put Dartmoor to shame
    Ciaran Path and the singletrack descent from the loch above Kinlochleven done as a figure of 8 loop – marvellous
    Loch Bhac Pitlochry cicuit – not technical but guaranteed to put a smile on even the sourest of faces
    Pretty much anything in the Lake District
    Fife Coastal Path – did it on my Ritchey crosser on a glorious May day the year before last. Not technical but hugely good fun.

    Do we have to limit it to only five? boooooo!

    Cheers

    Sanny

    Sanny
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    Re High Street

    Ride up the Garburn Pass from Troutbeck. Keep heading along the bulldozed new path accross the tops to the summit of High Street. A cheeky traverse to the top of Nan Bield. Descend down. Lovely. Not entirely on bridleways but a cracker.

    Cheers

    Sanny

    smiffy
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    Cwm Doethie
    BMKL
    Purbecks
    Quantocks

    snowslave
    Full Member

    Sanny – like the sound of that one!

    scruff
    Free Member

    5 laps of Whinlatter :-0

    lobby_dosser
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    what Stuartie C said apart from Ben Alder.

    Never again do i want to do that miserable hike a bike.

    djglover
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    Agree with Jedi, as a northerner in exile in the South a tour of the surrey hills secret singletrack would have to feature in my top 5

    stuartie_c
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    what Stuartie C said apart from Ben Alder.

    Never again do i want to do that miserable hike a bike.

    Aye – but don’t tell anyone about it. 😀

    lobby_dosser
    Free Member

    you’re a cruel man 😆

    hicksville
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    back of skidaw inc mosedale
    purbeck
    quantocks
    mastile lane and area
    kentmere

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