Any one got any experience, tips advise etc on whether this doable in 2.5 days, and is it better to go W2E or E2W?
Distance 175 miles; 290.5 km/3600m of climb
Total pedal time
7th Sept Friday: noon – 19:30; 2 hours of breaks/buffer; 5.5 pedaling hours
Saturday: 7:30 – 19:30; 3 hours of breaks/buffer; 9 hours pedaling
Sunday: 6:30 – 19:30; 4 hours of breaks/buffer; 9 hours of pedaling
Total: 23.5 hours of pedaling (5.5 + 9 + 9)
Pace
Average_Pace=Distance/time
Pace: 7.4 mph; 12.36 km/h
Calculated distances per day based on Pace and Pedaling time:
Day 1: 40.7 miles; 68km
Day 2 and Day 3: 67mi; 111km
Target stopping points:
Friday: Birsemore, Dinnet
Saturday: Kingussie, Newtonmore
Sunday: Ft William!