I thought I’d have a stab at a write up of the Dunkeld Enduro, if you are interested read on…
‘one of the most technically challenging enduros the UK has ever seen.’ was the description bestowed upon the first round of the Scottish Enduro Series by Enduro MTB magazine, I’m glad it wasn’t just me who was in over their head! After some persuasion, I convinced Rich HB to join me on the trip to Dunkeld to throw ourselves down hills with 300 or so other mountain bikers all in the name of fun.
Hi. Just a few things to be aware of on the local trails just now….
Anyone fancy a trip to Drumlanrig tomorrow??
Milngavie & Bearsden Sports Club are hosting their sort of regular curry & quiz night a week on Saturday (19th March). By all accounts it’s a good night out with some great curry from Mother India.
This time around the Curry & Quiz night will be on after the Scotland/Ireland 6 Nations game has finished, maybe from 7pm onwards. If there’s folks interested then let’s get a table sorted. NB: it’s the same day as the path maintenance so what better way to enhance that warm fuzzy feeling from volunteering to help fix paths by enjoying a tasty curry and a few pints??
Event details posted here:
Hi. A change in plans means I’m doing a local ride and planning to meet up with the riders returning from the Balmaha weekend away. Please note, it’s a later start time than the usual Sunday local rides:
Start time: 11:30am
Meeting at: Bullands Cafe in Milngavie
http://www.gmbc.org.uk/event/sunday-local-ride-5/
If you want to join me for this ride then text me on oh-seven-nine-77 oh-4-three-707
this is up on the Facebook page :
How about Succoth, Glen Loin on Sunday morning ? Meet at Arrochar & Tarbet Station car park ( the main car park on the A83 beside the old church/cafe) ready to ride for 930 ? It’s all off road, lots of twisty singletrack, a big fireroad climb and a fast wide descent. Ride time 2.5 hrs ish.
Post up here, or on the FB thread if you fancy it.
The next trail maintenance session is planned for this coming Saturday.
Here’s some comments from the park ranger on our efforts at previous session
“The work you all did on the WHW is brilliant. The new joined up ditch is running really well and I’ve had several very positive comments on the improved path surface so thank you all very much.“
Thanks to the following folks for signing up for this Saturday: Pete, Ryszard, Jeremy, IainC, TonyR, Ian Godber, Julie & Bosco. We could use a couple more people so if you’re free, even for a few hours then pop your name down on the form and join in.
At the moment, the plan for Saturday is to do some work on Riverside. I’ll email around folks who have signed up to confirm the details. Hope to see you there.
Angus, RichHB, Elizabeth, Euan and myself headed up to Dunkeld in search of the various enduro trails. Armed with vague knowledge from previous events, Strava and GoPro “edits” we headed into the hills behind Dunkeld and started to piece together the different routes.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowmountainbikeclub/albums/72157664846929821
Keeping an eye on the weather for a potential away ride on Sunday. Probably a “red” level of ability with sections of black. It won’t be a trail centre. I’ll post up here once a location & route have been decided.
Updated 6pm 20/2:
Meet at the Birnam Arts Centre, Station Rd, Birnam, 10am. Plan is to piece together some local trails, warning – this will involve “map faff”, dress warmly, forecast is for wintery showers.
Grab bikes, pack gear, drive to Pitlochry, ride a circular loop in the nearby hills. Sounds easy? It wasn’t. Good scenery though? You bet! Lots of fun? Absolutely. 1300m of climbing over 34km looked a bit like this:
More photos in the Flickr album:
