Cairngorms loop part two
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Day two, Inchrory to Glen Feshie bothy.
Day two of our Cairngorms trip started dry but extremely windy. We would have a headwind all the way to Braemar. We had to get up and over one of the high points of the route too and we were trying to avoid being up high when the forecasted thunder and lightning storms came in later in the day. The trails were generally good double track although we did have a section of more difficult single track past Loch Builg. Descending down through the forest above Inverculd House was beautiful and before we knew it we were in Braemar for lunch.
I like Braemar, it’s a nice little village and we stocked up on some cakes and a couple of beers that would be much appreciated later that night!
Unfortunately the bad weather caught up with us as we left Braemar and we decided to head to the Red House bothy and shelter for a few hours. It had just been renovated and we met a couple of other travellers sheltering from the rain and wind. We were there a few hours but really needed to press on and get the rest of our miles done for the day. We were told about another bothy a couple of hours further down the route and that was our aim for the rest of the day.
The rain came in again quite bad as we were on the exposed moorland after the Red House. The trail was pretty unpleasant to ride anyway but the weather just added to the joy!!! After slogging through the bog for a couple of hours the rain stopped and the sun came out for the final descent into Glen Feshie. There are a couple of big ford crossings here to navigate and then a section of trail that is quite hard going with fully loaded bikes. I think the trail has now been blocked by a landslide so worth checking if you are coming this way.
We arrived at the bothy at Glen Feshie very much in need of somewhere to dry out and warm up! What a bothy it is though, a truly remarkable place to spend the night. Our beers tasted amazing and a pleasant evening was had in the end. 😁
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A magical day dear chap, thank you. The collapsing path we navigated at 19:40's now entirely washed away, I read that it's instead a large detour (presumably especially when the river's in spate). Looking forward to the Horrors of Avon, sorry, Fords.
More like 19:30
Great wee video, thanks for sharing! Recently bought a hardtail and looking forward to exploring more of the Cairngorms with it.
Hey Charlie, thanks very much for watching and glad you enjoyed it. There’s some fantastic riding in the Cairngorms and I too am looking forward to getting back up there and exploring some more. Have fun!! 😁
Nice 1 👍
Great follow up to part one David, things seemed to get better after the trail cheese discovery 🧀🚴♂️👍
lol, isn’t everything better when there’s cheese to eat!! Maybe it was a lucky cheese as things did seem to improve after we found it. 😂 It was eaten a couple of days later during a very wet ride through Glen Tilt. 😁
@@david-pascoe haha yes, cheese is my comfort food !
Ooh, Glen Tilt AND cheese, what a day 🏕🧀🚴♀️😁👍
@@tonypaddler Glen Tilt was an amazing ride. Unfortunately it turned out to be one of the wettest days riding I’ve ever had. Just so wet by the time we got to Blair Athol. But still really enjoyed it. 😀
Superb! 👍
Thanks Antony. Really glad you enjoyed it. 😀
Thank you. 😁
@9:40 : RED HOUSE bothy - we slept in tents next to this bothy (unrenovated at that time) during a MTB trip in the Cainbgorms, stage 1 from Blair Atholl to Aviemore, May 2000, the stage was to long so we ended up in this valley and stayed for the night, we even had a campfire at night, great memories, we plan to come back in 2025
back in 2000, the path from the RED HOUSE bothy to Aviemore also was blocked by a landslide and we had to cross the river twice...
Did you come up Glen Tilt on that ride? I really enjoyed Glen Tilt (day 4), even though it was foul weather. Once you’re through the boggy bit the descent down Glen Feshie on to the Bothy is excellent too. Really nice singletrack. The Red House is now very nice looking and it would be a comfortable place to stay the night. Enjoy 2025, where are you based?? 😁
That's just such a great find! Was it a vintage trail cheese or a younger, wiffier trail cheese? All the same, the falls of sorrow and despair delivered this to you ahead of the trail of despair, score. 🐦
Ha, it was a great find. I’m thinking it was a mature cheddar and it was eaten a couple of days later at the Falls of Tarf!! 😋
Another wonderful video. You often find yourself on very primitive, very rough paths: Do you ever wish you were on a fat bike or a mid-fat bike?
Thanks Kenny. Yes, we kind of seek out the rougher stuff as it is usually fun to ride. Having all the gear on the bike does really change how the bike handles though.
I think that it’s difficult sometimes as whatever bike you have won’t be the best in some circumstances. I just built a new bike earlier in the year and think that a short travel 29er full suspension is about the right compromise for the kind of trails we ride. So, that’s what I built myself. It’s also a great bike to ride when not bikepacking and we often do some day rides after we’ve finished our bikepacking trips. I am considering moving up to 2.6” tyres for bikepacking, the rear tyre I used this season was too lightweight and didn’t give me the confidence I was hoping for. I rode fat bikes when I worked down on the ice and they are so well suited to that environment for sure. What bike do you use??