Coed Brenin Enduro 2014

Coed Brenin Enduro 2014

Wednesday 7 May 2014

A gritty day

These alpine type resorts (Aviemore!) are great, but sometimes you need to escape before you get too sucked into the exotic local way of life, partying, biking, riding the steam train, erm...... maybe that's it!
Off we go..


I'd read about a great route further North so we headed to Glen Affric for the day. Pretty remote spot at the end of a very long single track road. When we set off it was really warm and sunny, as we trundled up easy tracks along the Southern side of Loch Affric, heading deeper into the hills.

Is it really Scotland?

Beautiful, but hard to imagine living and surviving in this remote glen
At the far end of the loch there were various intriguing tracks heading off into the wilds, including one to a remote unmanned YHA (maybe next time).

Leaving the savanna behind

Seemingly endless mountains

The way back along the Northern shore was great being more technical and including a few burn crossings. I'd read one could be problematic in spate, and I was glad that it was only 12"-15" deep!


Shelter in the old forest


During this return leg the weather deteriorated and bands of rain chased us down the glen. We were damp by the time we got back and it was extraordinary how covered in grit the bikes were, it was almost like they'd been in a desert all day....

 Lovely spot for a ride in a wild landscape with great scenery.

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