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Old Man Tour

Old Man Tour

Frazchops planned a gravel ride

September 9, 2021

Old Man Tour

Hard

20:16

297km

14.7km/h

3,440m

3,320m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Most people would complete this in 3-6 days

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Waypoints

Start point

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118 km

Ardtalnaig

Archaeological Site

154 km

Kirk Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

This gravel road crosses the mountains between Loch Rannoch in the north and Glen Lyon in the south.

Ride easy gravel for most parts, but as it is Scotland, there …

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178 km

Loch and Gravel Path in Cairngorms National Park

Highlight (Segment) • River

short section of boggy ground between two good tracks. not as bad as i expected!

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223 km

Tromie Dam

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a dam here which is used to generate eletricity. The gravel trail gives way to a single width tarmac road at this point which was lovely with a tailwind.

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251 km

Singletrack in Cairngorms National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Seeing a sign at the beginning of a path indicating it's not being maintained immediately puts a smile on my face as an adventurous cyclist. This winding trail certainly offered …

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269 km

Lochan Uaine (The Green Lochan)

Highlight • Lake

Picturesque little lake at the foot of a rock face. A nice place to stop and enjoy the view or even take a dip in the refreshing water.

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270 km

Ryvoan Bothy

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Ryvoan is a classic Scottish bothy, a haven on the open ground beyond the Ryvoan Pass. It's a popular shelter too, being relatively easy to access from Glen More.

There's …

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274 km

River Nethy Crossing

Highlight • Trail

I think some people could ride this. For me it was shoes and socks off and paddle across.

Take care! It doesn't take much water to wash you or your bike over!

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276 km

Singletrack Trail East of the Lodge, Cairngorms National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail used to be a doubletrack, but it's been narrowed to a little bit of singletrack perfection. Not terribly technical, but a truly wonderful piece of trail for all that.

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283 km

Braes of Abernethy

Forest

297 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

105 km

85.7 km

44.6 km

25.9 km

24.3 km

11.6 km

Surfaces

142 km

90.4 km

47.4 km

14.9 km

2.80 km

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Old Man Tour

Kirk Pass

Loch and Gravel Path in Cairngorms National Park

Tromie Dam

Singletrack in Cairngorms National Park

Lochan Uaine (The Green Lochan)

Ryvoan Bothy

River Nethy Crossing

Singletrack Trail East of the Lodge, Cairngorms National Park

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