Starting and finishing in Milngavie, this 50km route follows sections of two famous long-distance trails, the West Highland Way and the John Muir Way. There are some kilometres on quiet country roads, too, as...
This is a lovely circuit on mostly easy going trails and paths from Milngavie, near Glasgow, for mountain bikes and gravel bikes. The route starts and finishes in Milngavie. It follows a section of...
I discovered a beautiful mountain biking route from Bearsden (or Milngavie) in East Dunbartonshire via three reservoirs, Jaw, Kilmannan and Burncrooks. The 37km (23 miles) circuit makes use of the Clyde Coastal Path, the...
This is a great cross-country route for mountain bikers, or cyclists who ride gravel bikes, cyclocross bikes or hybrid bikes with grippy tyres. The route starts in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire. See below for my...
Well, I suppose I am the Auld Wife, which made a mountain biking and walking birthday adventure to visit an Ancient Scotland site, the Auld Wives Lifts, both poignant and inspired. The background to...
The Milngavie loop starts and finishes in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire. It is easily accessible from Glasgow and I plan to add this as a video soon. Milngavie Loop overview This is a mainly off-road...
A two-day bike packing adventure through some of Scotland’s most beautiful but accessible wilderness, travelling from Rannoch Train Station, via Corrour, to Dalwhinnie Train Station. This article was published in The Scots Magazine. Bikepacking...
An eMTB challenge series for all abilities, The Bosch eMTB Challenge supported by Trek, returns to Scotland for the second year. TweedLove Bike Festival in Peebles will once again host the Challenge on September...
The Alps is preparing for 17th edition of Pass’Portes du Soleil MTB, from June 26-28, 2020. The event is set to be the biggest yet with 7520 entries selling out in just 24 hours....
The Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders is thrilled to be welcoming a return of the Enduro World Series (EWS) in 2021. The action will take place on May 15/16 and will be round...
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