I’m still aching today after doing this 50-mile ride from the west coast of Ross-shire to the east.
This cross-country route is a popular one in the Highlands, and the number of footprints and tyre tracks I spotted on the way were testament to that. Having said that, I didn’t see a huge number of people in these remote Ross-shire glens and straths.
The route, which I was checking out for my book of walks and bike rides coming out next March, is a tough one but what an experience! It mostly follows hill tracks, with a short section of walking where the bike becomes a bit of a struggle more than a benefit.
The weather was fine, with the projected showers failing to materialise and the suncream coming in handy! The views of Seana Bhraigh were particularly dramatic and certainly stick in the mind after this epic trek through the mountains.
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All photographs © John Davidson 2010
