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The Burma Road near Aviemore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve just tackled a mountain biking route that’s been in my mind for years – and found it was well worth the wait. The weather was perfect and I am just about over a horrible dose of flu that’s knocked me out for more than a week, so I was desperate to get some exercise in, especially in these all-too-rare conditions.<\/p>\n

The climb up the Burma Road, which links Aviemore and Carrbridge via a pass that reaches around 700m above sea level, is just one part of this adrenaline-filled 30-mile route. It’s a long, slow climb that rewards with fantastic views of the Cairngorms – and a speedy descent to the River Dulnain where things get a bit trickier to ride…<\/p>\n

I’ll be writing the full route up for Active Outdoors in the next few weeks so keep an eye on the local newspapers for it – you won’t want to miss this one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve just tackled a mountain biking route that’s been in my mind for years – and found it was well worth the wait. The weather was perfect and I am just about over a horrible dose of flu that’s knocked me out for more than a week, so I was desperate to get some exercise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5M0xs-pL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5903,"url":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/21\/family-friendly-cycle-from-aviemore-to-loch-an-eilein-and-coylumbridge\/","url_meta":{"origin":1597,"position":0},"title":"Family-friendly cycle from Aviemore to Loch an Eilein and Coylumbridge","author":"John Davidson","date":"October 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Children are often capable of so much more than we \u2013 or they \u2013 think.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s my excuse for dragging my daughter out for a 10-mile bike ride last weekend after she\u2019d already run a speedy mile in the Macdonald Aviemore Fun Run!\u00a0 We had an hour or two to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Active Outdoors"","block_context":{"text":"Active Outdoors","link":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/content\/active-outdoors\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Aviemore-cycle-with-Clara-30.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Aviemore-cycle-with-Clara-30.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Aviemore-cycle-with-Clara-30.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Aviemore-cycle-with-Clara-30.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3099,"url":"https:\/\/bl6.co.uk\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/09\/an-epic-dash-and-splash-through-the-cairngorms\/","url_meta":{"origin":1597,"position":1},"title":"An epic dash and splash through the Cairngorms","author":"John Davidson","date":"August 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"There can be few better places to spend a glorious summer\u2019s day than on the plentiful trails that take you through some of the best scenery in Scotland. 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