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Mark Boden went on an adventure
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Day 13 - GNT 🚵♂️. Oykel Bridge to Durness. 128km, 1785m ↗️.
I said farewell to Fred and Andy after a couple of hours, as their route headed off in a different direction, and I continued north. It was a very hard, long and hilly day, with dangerously gusty winds, cycling into it was punishing.
The trail was fantastic, remote, amazing mountain…
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Mark Boden went on an adventure
2 days ago
Day 12 - GNT 🚵♂️. Contin to Oykel Bridge (Schoolhouse Bothy), 73km, 1140m ↗️.
A really enjoyable ride today, somewhat more forgiving on the climbs and terrain. One of the very few with no hike-a-bike. I met Andy from London and Fred from Derby just as I was about to depart from Contin. They’re both bikepacking the Highland Trail 550, so I decided to…
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Mark Boden went on an adventure
3 days ago
Day 11 - GNT 🚵♂️. Fort Augustus to Contin, 91km, 1650m ↗️.
A glorious bright sunny morning for a tough day ahead. Two high mountain passes, one with a 2km bike push around the edge of a loch. The weather had been deteriorating after midday, so by the time I had reached the second pass, awful conditions had set in, wet and…
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Mark Boden went on an adventure
4 days ago
Day 10 - GNT 🚵♂️. Corrour to Fort Augustus, 93km, 1200 ↗️.
A good ride today, first half on decent forest tracks, then on to General Wade’s Military Road, before the massive ascent up to the Corrieyairick Pass (780m), where I was blessed with light snow showers. Great descent into Fort Augustas, which felt odd being back in civilisation. The Highland Trail…
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Mark Boden went mountain biking
5 days ago
Day 9 - GNT 🚵♂️. Killin to Corrour, 70km, 1170m↗️.
A remote and tough ride today, the metrics don’t really show how hard it was. Grindy ascents, with big horrible rocks that almost throw you off. Rewarded with absolutely breath taking scenery .
Camping at the Corrour Youth Hostel.. Corrour Station, is 2km up the track, the highest mainline station…
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Mark Boden went mountain biking
6 days ago
Day 8 - GNT 🚵♂️. Glasgow to Killin (wild camp NW of Killin). 122km, 1647m↗️.
I cycled out of Glasgow, heading to Milngavie, the official start of the West Highland Way (WHW). My route followed WHW for about 30km, although it was really great riding this was enough time spent on it, as navigating many groups of hikers was a pain. From Drymen (and I…
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Mark Boden went gravel riding
7 days ago
Day 7 - GNT 🚵♂️. Peebles to Glasgow via Edinburgh (Alpkit), 139km, 510m↗️.
Today was consumed with major bike surgery, in that it suffered an Implosion of the free hub. ultimately, I ended up with a new rear wheel. I can’t fault Alpkit’s customer service and their Alpine Bond.
After sorting the bike I headed on to Glasgow, a pleasant flat ride the…
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6 days ago
Oh dear - glad you got it sorted Mark - presume it is an Alpkit bike then?
Mark Boden went mountain biking
May 5, 2026
Day 6 - GNT 🚵♂️. Kielder to Peebles, 92km, 1266m↗️.
Over the border into 🏴. The weather started off pleasant, then turned a bit grim. I came across an elderly man on a remote track who had fallen over the previous day, how he survived the night is unbelievable as it was freezing cold. An ambulance had been called but…
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Mark Boden went mountain biking
May 4, 2026
Day 5 - GNT 🚵♂️. Dufton to Kielder via Great Dun Fell 113km, 1879 ↗️
What a gem of a day. It started with climbing over the highest pass on this trail, Great Dun Fell, the descent was as slow going down as it was going up, boggy, rocky and generally really tough going. It eventually opened up to a decent bit of gravel. The…
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Mark Boden went for a bike ride
May 3, 2026
Day 4 - GNT 🚵♂️. Austwick to Dufton, 90km, 1683m ↗️
Heavy rain all night, but amazingly as I set off it had stopped and I managed to stay dry all day. A very strong blustery northerly wind was an issue today, which forced me to review my route and try and stay lower in the valley. Some stunning Yorkshire villages…
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4 days ago
Many midges about Mark? - think that they are usually pretty bad this time of year