My favourite ride this year has to have been across Leacann Muir, however, the bits that someone previously posted about have been ‘improved’ I’m afraid. A couple of the guys I was with, who have ridden this route previously were suprised to note that the initial singletrack section through the trees is no longer along a streambed. Also, the final descent back down to the roadside has been tamed,(I did it with my eyes open so it must be easy), and is more of a steep twisty fire road.
However, the scenery and the weather was stunning, and the trail up on the Muir made up for a lot of the disappointment at seeing yet more ‘trail improvements’.
Now, my favourite Scottish trail?
I’ve followed the rapidly diminishing form of Kenny Wilson (well he was on a fully rigid singlespeed, and I was only on my Five 😳 ), down some stunning woodland trails in the area around Glenmore lodge. I can still feel my arms throbbing from that. The trails he took us around were awesome, some of the best I’ve ridden anywhere. Or, last year a couple of mates and I headed back up there and rode some trails out past Ryovan Bothy…I think. I remember one particular trail that just twisted through the trees, not really descending, but at just enough of an incline to keep you freewheeling at ‘Landspeeder’ velocities. I think that particular section of trail, up to the point where my wheel dipped into a rut and spangled me against a tree 😯 , has to be the one I’d like to go back and do the most. Without the high speed tree impact obviously. 😀
