Description
The North Highlands of Scotland is packed full of natural MTB riding like the two epics Achnashellach Tea Hut Loop and the Torridon Coulags, the tough Aldie Burn trail or the more friendly Loch Clair route. It also has some pretty fine trail centres like Golspie (XC), Learnie Red Rock (XC, DH and Dirt Jumps), Balblair (XC) and Carbisdale (XC).
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Trail Centres
- As regards trail centres you have everything from blues, reds, blacks, bike parks and downhill. Check these listings out on the site:
- Golspie (XC). Blue, Red and Black.
- Learnie Red Rock (XC, DH and Dirt Jumps). Green, Blue, Black and Orange.
- Balblair (XC). Blue and Black.
- Carbisdale (XC). Blue and Red.
Natural Trails and GPS routes Resources
- The North Highlands MTB trails range from easy through to Epic. DMBinS is a great resource and has extra detail on these routes as well as being packed full of other routes and helpful advice across the Highlands region.
- Although these are an excellent mountain bike routes they utilises multi-use paths and trails. It is important we adhere to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code at all times when using the route.
- For more information on what the code means for mountain bikers read the ‘Do The Ride Thing’ guide from DMBinS.
- Achnashellach Tea Hut Loop: Distance 9.9 miles and epic
- Torridon Coulags MTB: Distance 29.65 and hard
- Loch Clair MTB GPS Route: Distance: 6.38 miles and easy
- Aldie Burn MTB GPS : Distance 12.17 miles and hard
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