Just thought I’d bump the thread up with a few photos of my ride yesterday. Managed to grab a wee window of opportunity between family and housebuilding duties and got myself to Achnashellach for 7.30am. Spin down to coulags to warm up and then start the climb up the glen to the bealach. Reached cloudbase by Bealach ban. Torridon photos on here seem to give the impression the north west is blessed with permenantly azure skies and no rain. Sadly it’s not the case!
Approachin Coire Grannda
the start of the descent into Coire Lair
what the picture doesn’t show is the howling headwind at this point.
This section of the trail is part way down, where there is a ‘crossroads’ of paths. It is so nice I stopped and rode back up to come down again, trying out different lines on the lovely big grippy whalebacks. The path itself has loads of drops and is fast and swoopy, just brilliant.
Got back down to the car for 11.30 and off to a birthday bbq in Lochcarron to overcompensate massively for the calories burnt.
The descent is a total hoot from top to bottom, unrelentingly techy, fast, steep in places and just very very rocky. Put on your fattest, toughest tyres if you have any sense and accept your rims, forks and frame are going to pick up some scratches.
For the first time ever, I remembered to line up my tyres and valves.
then I totally screwed everything up by putting on different coloured valve caps………