Beinn Dearg from Inverlael
John Davidson I love combining a bike ride with a mountain outing, even if it’s just for a few short miles. Starting from Inverlael near Ullapool, you get get quite a way…
Inverness cycle route improvements
Work has started around Portland Place in Inverness on improvements to a section of the National Cycle Network. The redesigned road layout involves installing extra islands in Waterloo Place and…
Back to the Fannichs
I’ve been out in the Fannichs today, going up two Munros – An Coileachan and Meall Gorm – from the Lochluichart road. We took the bikes up the access road…
Dark nights are here
It’s well and truly dark now when I’m leaving the office and already you can count cyclists pedalling around with no lights whatsoever on their bikes. It never fails to…
Glen Strathfarrar
I enjoyed a soggy ride up Glen Strathfarrar yesterday for a route I’m doing for the Inverness Courier on Friday. I would have liked to see some of the mountains…
Over the Corrieyairack
This was another route I’ve been looking at doing for some time, and one that will feature in my forthcoming book. Yesterday I got the train to Newtonmore and headed…
Cycle to Durness
Some photos and a snippet of video from our two-day tour to Durness on the bikes recently. We had mixed weather, generally showery but with some really bright, sunny spells.…