Kerry MacPhee, the current Scottish mountain biking champion, has set a new fastest female time for the 96-mile West Highland Way. The 34-year-old rode the famous trail in 11 hours 46 minutes, to better...
Mountain biking is great fun at any time, but night mountain biking riding reveals a new and magical world. Find out more, including how to get started. The fun and joy of night riding...
Top Scottish rider Danny MacAskill has launched his latest feature video, Danny MacAskill – The Slabs. Danny returns to the Isle of Skye to climb and ride down the legendary Dubh Slabs on the...
There is exciting news this month as Scottish champion mountain biker Rab Wardell announces he has set a new West Highland Way record. The Glasgow-based cyclist completed the 96-mile trail ride from Milngavie to...
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...
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