Riding Bikes In The Queen's Back Garden - Lochnagar
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
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Been meaning to do this one for some time and had heard great things about it. I've ridden quite a few of the trails in and around Loch Muick and really enjoyed them, so thought it was about time I hit the big one.
Lochnagar, as you will see, is quite a spectacular mountain up the top, which I did expect. What I didn't expect to be as spectacular was the waterfall over looking Glas-allt-Shiel (the Queen's house) that was a pleasant surprise.
This ride is a hard one to recommend to the masses, I'd only hit it if you are very comfortable with chunky awkward terrain.
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After one successful and two not so successful (video wise) trips to Aberfeldy, I decided to go back once again and try to capture some of the trails that I hadn't managed to film previously.
This place has genuinely become my favoured go-to, as it's relatively easy to get to, has a good mix of very well built trails and is in a beautiful setting to boot👌
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Wow. From my memories as a boy scrambling up to the summit of Lochnagar on more than one occasion as I grew up down the valley of Royal Deeside through that boulder field I never thought in those days I would be sitting watching fifty years later a) a computer b) CZcams and c) guys on Mountain Bikes (although we did try to modify our bikes for off road trails but closer to the gravel bikes of today) descending that stunning mountain. I remember sledging on our jackets on snow patches at the summit in the height of summer and the most memorable memory was watching two RAF jets skimming over Loch Muick and forgetting about the mountains and going into a steep climb with full after burners which actually blew the snow off the mountains. A scary and amazing sight. I didn't think as a boy that I would be sitting of an evening as a new Dad on RAF Brugen Germany at the time of the build up to Gulf War One watching the jets take off at a distance we felt we could reach out and touch them with full after burner take off lighting up the dusk of a summers evening sinking very cheap bottles of Becks beers. Thanks for the video and memories. I was on Brugen for a holiday visiting friends of my wife not as a member of the armed forces.
One does not just simply ride in the Queen's garden, one must full send for Queen and country, blood good show chaps! ✌👊🤣
One is impressed with one’s witty banter😜
Absolutely fantastic .
Andy having watched many of your Vids me and Shirley have made our minds up to move to Scotland.
Cheers 😊👌
That is awesome! 👏
Man alive!! I'm just knackered from watching that. What an epic ride
Cheers Robert
Just discovered your channel, your trails are amazing, I love 'em!!!!
Subscribed.
Welcome Eeshan, thanks for the sub 👍
Another belter Andrew. Watched loads of yours tuff as ive said before and that's right up there. Real mountain biking !!
Much appreciate Sean
Brilliant , to much for me .
Going to do the 5 munros to loop around to it , then down easterly path from Lochnagar .
When I lived in Aberdeenshire my favourite mountain epic was Glen Muick to Glen Clova back up over Broad Cairn, Cairn of Gowal, Cairn Bannoch, then pick up path to Lochnagar then several ways down. An interesting option in bone dry is drop down to Dubh Loch via the water falls where its mostly rideable onto the singletrack back down to Loch Muick.
I’ve had a little look at that one involving the Duhb Loch, maybe the weather isn’t in it now.
Well done. Hiked Lochnagar before and remember thinking the middle section would be pretty fun on a bike but the waterfall down would be an absolute no way from me, you guys got skills. There's a nice bothy at Glas-alt-shiel as well. Enjoying the vids as always!
Your observations were about spot on.
Bonkers bonkers where guys ride bikes....and to cap it all getting to see it .... 100out ten for the drone footage it's nearly beyond words ....🤴🤴
Much appreciated buddy ☺️
Still amazed by the picture and colours from that drone , I know you have to import them but surprised more channels don't use them.
That looked hard work on the steps 😬
Not many channels can take full advantage of the drone. These open Scottish hills are ideal though👍
Every video you do , the beauty of the scenery seems to surpass that of the last one , you are so lucky to live and ride where you do when the weather's like that . Thanks for the great quality ,inspiring videos 👍🏼
Thanks very much Caroline 😊
A friend asked me what I was watching. I replied "my fantasy".
Amazing views and riding!
Haha, good answer 🤘
Awesome. Always wanted to do this. Looks fantastic but very hard and the weather ❤️❤️❤️
It’s a tough one for sure mate, but stunning all the same.
that was another great video Andrew, fantastic scenery, and loved Pierce's ad campaigns, and slogans, lol.
Piers was on form on this one 👍
Stunning scenery and some awesome riding, I think a tank would struggle with some of the sections of this trail. Excellent stuff. 👍⚠⚠⚠
Haha, cheers John
The scenery is epic! I would love to go ride in Scotland someday. Great Video man 👍
Best place in the world when the sun’s out 👍
Stunning part of the country, whatever the weather.
Agreed
soon in stock Pearce the Privateer Merch, great video again mate :D
Perhaps 🤔😜
Awesome video mate love that waterfall you must have been shaken to death lol 🚵♀️🚵♀️🚵♀️
Stunning waterfall that one.
Incredible riding 👍🏻
Thanks Kevin
Beautiful scenery again, Andrew and Pierce!
Thanks buddy
brilliant video and ride Andrew, needless to say the drone footage smashed it again - really shows off the landscape and riding. How you and Piers can ride sections of that trail is beyond me - much kudos - another fantastic video, stunning location and your bike skills are mad!
Thanks dude, I think the drone did this one justice which is nice.
Awesome - enjoyed that, amazing weather, as a local I regularly bike Lochnagar, push up the trail above waterfall a lot. Only ridden down it to queens hoose once about 15yrs ago on a 26” wheel 4” travel bike, it was terrifying. Usually descend down to loch callater or invercauld bridge now :).
Will need to look into those alternatives for a future route 👍
Could sell some of that drone footage to council tourism teams, really shows the best of the Scottish mountains!
That would be cool👍
I totally admire your riding skills. I've walked down that and it was certainly a day that I didn't need to have taken the bike (helicopter would have been better as my girlfriend picked up a knee injury and it took at least three hours to get down). Fantastic photography once again.
Cheers Rob, it’s certainly not an easy going trail. I think I’d probably hurt my knees if I walked the whole lot TBH 😬
As usual stunning scenery and a very entertaining vid to watch! The drone footage adds so much more, certainly converts the ‘it looks flat’ go-pro footage 👍
The drone is a god send for that 👍
Epic footage man! Its some descent having walked it - verging on too chunky to enjoy in parts as you said. Great to see it you two riding it though....
PS. Can you ask Piers where he got his jersey? 👀🤣
Very fully on in places for sure! I’ve no idea where Piers got those awesome jerseys from 😜
@@McTrailRider 🤣🤣🤣
Looks a fantastic ride. Nice one. Have been meaning to run up that way for ages, and you've stoked the fire.
Get it done soon mate 👍
What a beautiful landscape 🤩
Not too shabby
‘The awkward bits were really quite awkward’ that’s a huge understatement! You guys made it look half rideable, I found it well beyond my capabilities. Cracking area though, loads of great routes nearby!
May have down played it a bit 😜 It is pretty full on down at the bottom for sure.
Was your suspension crying after that. Spectacular day for you ride.
Crying tears of joy 😜
Superb video as always 👍🏻 Cairngorms is one of my favourite place in Scotland 🏴 I was lucky enough to see Queen Elizabeth in 2019 from just around two metres distance when she was leaving church ⛪️ in Crathie after Sunday’s service
Why was you lucky to see the queen?
Mine too 👍 I’m not a huge fan of the royal family myself but I am a bit jealous that you got to see the queen and up close.
@@r2dadizubz I’m not a big fan of Queen and Royal Family myself but not every day you have an opportunity to see an actual Queen from just two meters distance and without huge crowds of people
So love trails like these 👍
Me too
The drone footage of you boys standing beside the waterfall was stunning I’d put that in a frame and hang on a wall.Brilliant vid as always man 🤘🤘
Should have used that as the thumbnail 🤔
Some of this is more Mctrial rider than Mctrail rider. I’m here all week 😂😂😂👍
Good one 😜
"You should always service your forks after 500 miles or 4 mountain rides with McTrailRider as this equates to much the same"
Your not far off mate 😜
MrMcT with his own advertising model, you've come a long way 😉. Looked a tough ride that, the drone footage was superb and clearly showed how tough the terrain/steps were, # industryleader😉👍
Amazing views . Well rode fellas
Thanks buddy
Your suspension must need servicing on a monthly basis 😁.
Fantastic scenery and riding. 👍
It definitely gets a bit more use than your average rider 😜
Come on what was happening at the bottom of the waterfall that needed a hand up apology lol 😆
We want to know!
Haha, thinking the same.
Get your mind out of the waterbar
Boobies😉
@@McTrailRider oh abit of the O natural getting abit of fresh air lol 😆
That was steep! Top Job!
Thanks Ron
very impressive riding , awesome backdrop
Thanks Steve
amazing vid
Thanks
Good description of that route and yeh the descent is not for the faint hearted! I have a question and I’m sure others may have already asked! Yer mate, does he nah have a backpack, I’m guessing you have to carry spares, water and food for the both of you 😂
Piers carries a surprising amount of stuff on his frame, but yeah, I carry the majority of the equipment we need of things go wrong.
Looks fairly chunky like !.
Reasonably 😜
I’m jealous of where you ride every vid
I never take it for granted 👍
Hope Pearce is getting a commission! Spectacular weather & scenery as per the norm. Got yourself a Hero10 yet? Sure Scotland would look stunning in 5.3k. :)
Piers is getting nothing off me 😜 Hero 10 should be with me in the next couple of days 👍
Wow! Wow! Wow! Absolutely amazing footage,incredible riding. How the f... do you ride some of that stuff? I'd struggle walking. Thanks for another superb video.
Suppose we’ve just gotten used to this kind of riding now. Wouldn’t have hit this back in the day😬
I have tried and tried countless times to ride that bottom technical section but there is three places in particular that I can't master and once put my shoulder blade out of joint when I went ower the bars. The Jocks Road descent over Crow Craigies and the descent down the Kilbo path from Mayer are much preferable.
I doubt I could ever get that lower section clean and in full, it’s very awkward indeed.
Jocks road is great, but it’s not without its awkwardness either.
@@McTrailRider Yep especially near the top of Jocks road. I just include this after climbing up Broadcairn and Cairn Bannoch.
would love to do this but there's no way i'm making it past the boulderfield with an ebike :D walked it many a time but it's a fair old hike back up from the midlands.
Yeah I wouldn’t fancy carrying a ebike up this one myself 😬
I love your videos, this has to be one of the best! Please can you tell me what drone this is? and how you make it "follow you" the way it does.. I have urges to buy one!
Adjusts great to get feedback like that ☺️
I’ve got the drone linked in the description, there are a good few videos on CZcams that go into detail on how it works 👍
Lovely views and a fine rocky trail.. mech alert on that last part had me worried for you both... And who down votes this haha
Cheers mate
Is the drone coded to follow a set route of you guys down the mountain? If so that's so cool, and which drone is it?
Skydio 2 is the drone, I’ve got it linked in the description.
Is actually taking me in real time and fully autonomously 😮
Great video! And as mentioned before, who was behind the rocks at the waterfall? The mind can be a dangerous place!
There was a couple of women not wearing too much. Thought it would have been rude to put them up on CZcams😜
@@McTrailRider classic!
Good stuff but surely "Queens Rock Garden" is the name of this route?
That would be a good name for this video 👍
Hi Andrew. What tyres you are using now on your bike? My Magic Mary tyres are close to end of their life and I’m thinking about Michelin Wild Enduro or Michelin DH 22 front and 34 rear. I know have been using Wild Enduros in the past? Thanks
Currently running a Magic Mary and Hans Damph. I was running Michelin wild Enduro’s before and will most likely go back to them as they were very good.
@@McTrailRider thanks Andrew 👍🏻
I don't think I'll take my new bike on that trail. As it is a hardtail. I would have a funny shaped rear wheel. My legs would good for bigger all. Plus I can't bunny hop to save my life. Even clipped in to my pedals.
Most likely a good decision right there 😜
Did someone get some stick about one's blue doon video by any chance 🤣🤣
They sure did, but not too much really.