Hi, I'm planning a weeks riding on Skye in a couple of weeks time. Can anyone recommend some good routes? I'm open to anything, short blasts, all dayers, multiple day bivi rides, or even a hike if I get bored of pedalling.
Is there a good book with a few routes in it? the only ones I can find seem to be general highlands ones which usually feature one route on Skye if that. I'll be using OS maps of course but it'd be nice to have some routes marked out in a book/website to work from.
I know there have been a couple of threads on this but they're not bursting with info. The Sligachan loop (which seems to split opinion) and the Quiraing area seem to be favourites, can anybody point me to a good map/description of these?
Also, can anyone recommend a good campsite to base myself at?
Any other general tips or things to see?
The Sligachan camp site next to Sligachan Inn is in a good central location
I don't think you will really find a week's worth of off road riding on Skye I'm afraid. Apart from the Quirang and Sligachan routes everything is either pretty boggy or unrideable ime. There is meant to to be some good stuff a short hop over in Raasay but I've not checked it out.
The campsite by the beach in Glen Brittle is in a lovely spot.
Annoyingly, I keep putting this up on any Skye threads, hardly a long route but I think it deserves publicity + use.
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/next-time-youre-in-skye-mini-mtb-track-pics ]Place to ride your bike if you're in Skye![/url]
There is also some good riding between the Sligachan Campsite and Glen Brittle, skirting the slopes of Bruach na Frithe and taking you past the fairy pools. I've only walked half of it, but what i saw looked great.
Thanks for the suggestions, Glen Brittle looks very nice.
There's a chapter on Lock Coruisk in Robert Macfarlane's book The Wild Places which sounds an amazing place to walk to, has anyone done this?
bumps. any more ideas?
Ride report (bit light on details sorry) of the Fairy Pools route;
http://jamiethetog.blogspot.com/2009/09/another-skye-trip.html
Well worth it - no doubt at all, and the Forest of Brittle is good for a bit of fire road / singletrack riding.
There was a ride way back in a mag that followed a cliff edge and was hard packed grass.
Think it was this one
http://www.offroadadventures-online.com/rr051.html
Glen Brittle and Sligachan sites are very midge, even the showers, beware.
Nick
thanks, they both look good
Slig Campsite!
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Glen Brittle
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Riding!
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Rich
Skye? In August?
Don't forget your body armour.
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Rich, did you ride that route over from Glen Brittle to Slig past the fairy pools?