Timeline
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
November 21, 2024
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
November 20, 2024
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 23, 2022
Let's not beat about the bush, the West Highland way is a big ol' challenge. Its 95-odd miles are usually treated as a walk over several days, but they work marvellously well as a magnificent bike ride (you can take a bike on all the trails, after all).
Check out the Collection here: komoot.com/collection/887973/mountain-biking-the-west-highland-way
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
October 10, 2024
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
March 24, 2021
I hope you like hills first thing in the morning, as depending on where you overnighted, this second leg of the South Downs Way starts off with a rather stiff one.
Granted, if you’ve spent the night south of South Harting then it’s not nearly as bad - the escarpment is to your north - but you’ve still
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 23, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 23, 2022
The final leg of the West Highland Way starts off with a doozy; the Devil's Staircase as a challenging (to say the least) climb, and a descent that will entirely possibly put steam in your shorts.
The fun doesn't let up there, though. After another stiff (but eminently doable) climb from Kinochleven
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 23, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 23, 2022
The third section of the West Highland way is relatively straightforward compared to the some of the previous sections.
Although the trail runs close to the railway at the start, it soon becomes more remote and expansive. Plenty of wide doubletrack, singletrack which for the most part lacks the technicality
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 23, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 23, 2022
The second leg of West Highland Way runs from Rowardennan and finishes up in Tyndrum.
From Rowardennan, the lower trail can get frustrating for bikers. Sure, there's a lot that can be ridden, but for a while at least, there will likely be some pushing and a fair bit of muttering before the trail settles
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 23, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 23, 2022
The first leg of the West Highland Way is everything that the rest of the route is, in microcosm. Urban, flat, immensely steep, exposed, beautiful, open and enclosed in parts. It's just wonderful.
The route starts gently, with a spin out from the centre of Milngavie (pronounce it 'mul-Guy' if you don
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
There's nothing too technically demanding on this ride, although you'll feel as if you've paid for the wonderful views with some stiff climbing. But this is mostly on tarmac, so it's a relatively easy spin. Most of the work on this ride comes in the second half of the ride.
The first half, then, is pretty
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
Here's a route which won't take all that long (it's not too far) but packs a punch in terms of climbing for all that distance!
The rewards are worth it, though - the area is steeped in industrial history if you keep your eyes peeled, and there are plenty of descents to match all those climbs.
A long, easy
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
This is a great intermediate ride; not too long, not too short; not too technical, not too simple. Just right, in fact.
Although it manages to pack quite a bit of climbing into its relatively short distance, the route's rewards are chiefly the fantastic environment and the luscious views; lung-busting
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
This ride is so called because of the shape of the elevation profile; it's a hefty beast and no mistake. There's plenty of steep climbing, some scrabbly surfaces and quite a few false summits - and once you're half way round you know that you've got a very similar riding profile to come!
The rewards
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
This is a great little ride if you fancy a gentle spin which nevertheless gives a great taste of the riding available in the Dales. There are climbs and descents, to be sure, but as it's a figure of eight it's very easy to cut short if you need to, and there are some excellent pubs along the way for
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
If you squint long and hard at a map, you might be somewhat baffled as to why the Howgill Fells are in a Collection about the Dales at all. Technically, Sedbergh and the Howgill Fells are in Cumbria - although they fall under the aegis of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
This ride has plenty to recommend
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 20, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
May 20, 2022
A hefty day out, this one, for sure, as there are plenty of miles and smiles to be had here, and more than a little climbing. It's not too much of a suffer-fest, though; most of the climbs are spin-aways or grinds (naturally) but there's not much in terms of technicality. A fine all-round day ride, then
Barney planned a mountain bike ride
May 18, 2022
Time
Distance
Speed
Ascent
Descent
Brian, Jamie and Jen Connolly like this.
May 18, 2022
This is a terrific route which packs in plenty of singletrack, plenty of views and a whole lot of fun.
From Kingussie, the route drops south before heading east past Drumguish and into the woods to reach the top of Creag Dhubh.
From here, there's a brilliant trail down the eastern flank to the road, which
November 4, 2021
Looking for the full South Downs Way in one Tour? Here it is.
Check out the Collection for much more: komoot.com/collection/888595