Summer in Arc 1800: 3 days, 3 great activities
I enjoyed a short break to Les Arc 1800 in summer. I made good use of the Hero Pass for a range of activities and also headed out for a guided mountain bike session....
Category: Mountain biking
Summer in the mountains: Get active in Verbier, Switzerland
If you are thinking about an outdoorsy holiday in Europe, Verbier in Switzerland is a great choice, as I recently discovered. It is a popular ski resort town in winter, especially among the rich...
Essential Gear when Mountain Biking Away from Home
A multi-day mountain trip is a great adventure for keen riders. This article offers a list of some of the kit required for a trip away from home. Bike gear The bike From cyclocross...
Great running route: In search of Loch Turret near Comrie Croft
During a trip to Comfrie Croft, I spotted a map of various local walks. I asked the very helpful Amanda at reception about the walking routes because I was planning to head off for...
A beginner’s guide to mountain biking
I still rate myself as a beginner mountain bike rider. While I have ridden many, many miles on my bike and enjoyed so many great trails and trail centres in Scotland, I am still...
Have you tried?: Scottish XC races
I wrote about the increasingly popular Scottish XC races for a recent Sunday Mail column. Read the pdf or see the copy below. PS I do not write the headlines 🙁 Have you tried?:...
Best cycle routes in northern Lake District
Whether you are a road cyclist or mountain biker, you will be spoiled for choice in the area to the north of the Lake District National Park. There are loads of country lanes, bridleways...
15 great tips for winter cycling
My recent Sunday Mail column featured a wealth of great tip from TrailCoach founder Ramsay MacFarlane about how to keep on cycling through the winter. See the pdf or read the article below. How...
Offroad Finnmark goal: To be first women to complete
Two female mountain bikers Naomi Freireich and Nienke Oostra have set their sights on being the first women’s pair to complete the OffRoad Finnmark, a Norwegian race that is described as being the toughest...
David celebrates 50th birthday with a year of outdoors challenges
When David Venables turned 50 he decided to make it a year of sporting challenges. He explains: “I set myself lots of challenges because I wanted to do something that creates memories. Another reason...
