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BICYCLEMANIA
TRAILFINDERS VERY OWN SCOTTISH VERSION OF
THE 'GREAT GLEN WAY'
A
LONG DISTANCE MTB CYCLING TRAIL
From
Fort William to Inverness along the Great
Glen Way, about 112km in 2 days of mtb
trail riding. Passing by Banavie,
Caledonian Canal, Loch Lochy, Invergarry,
Bridge Of Oich, Fort Augustus,
Invermariston, Loch Ness, Inverness.
This
long cycling trail covers some of
Scotland's most stunning scenery with some
demanding cycling you will ever encounter.
Do you have what it takes?, to tackle a
Bicyclemania Trailfinders on/off road
M.T.B. cycle route which will take you on
a roller coaster ride by the great Lochs
of bonny Scotland. |
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O.S. Website >
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WEATHER
You could possibly have all the four
seasons in one day . . . a bright & sunny
morning could turn into a wet & windy
afternoon or vice versa. In general the
rainfall is greater in the west than in
the central and eastern regions and the
spring and autumn are drier than July and
August. Perhaps the best time to cycle
across Scotland is the early or late
season avoiding the main tourist months of
July and August.
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To
order the route with turn by turn
directions on waterproof cards.
Simple
click on the link opposite.
Bicyclemania Trailfinders version
of the 'Great Glen Way' trail is 'only'
£20 including vat. >> |
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DAY 1
70km <> 43.5miles
FORT WILLIAM TO FORT AUGUSTUS:
Starts off at
the world famous 'Neptune's Staircase,
designed by Thomas Telford and completed
in 1822, Neptune's Staircase at Banavie
elevates vessels 64 feet above sea-level
through 8 locks. Right history lesson
over, you head off on good canal / loch
side tracks following the canal system
along to the start of loch Lochy. Ride
through wooded tracks and single-tracks
past small villages.
Follow our trail rising and falling
through South Laggan Forest back down to
shore level. Now and then you hear the
traffic thundering along the A-82. The
last part of the ride takes you back down
to the Caledonian Canal before you arrive
at the little village of Fort Augustus on
the shores of Loch Ness. |
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DAY 2
42.5km <> 26.4miles
FORT AUGUSTUS TO INVERNESS:
After Fort
Augustus comes climbs into loch side
forests with fireroad tracks and wonderful
views looking down onto loch Ness. The
tracks follow the mountain side contours
up and down, which start to get the legs
burning.
Dropping down to
Drumnadrochit by Urquhart Bay you pick up
the (A-82) for about three miles use the
roadside footpath to the next hard
section, now comes a long hard slog up to
about 465m. The last section of the trail
has a cocktail of all sorts of tracks,
especially a fast wooded section. You do
not see Inverness the end destination
until the last couple of miles. With a
great view looking down onto Inverness you
drop down hill to the end. |
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