A Royally Good Day Out - Balmoral to Lochnagar

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A Royally Good Day Out - Balmoral to Lochnagar

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Join me on an epic gravel cycling adventure through the breathtaking landscapes of Scotland! 🚴‍♂️ Starting from Balmoral Castle car park in Crathie, we head north up the historic old military road, traverse the scenic gravel tracks along the River Gairn, and explore the wild beauty of Loch Builg.
Our journey takes us past a charming turf-roofed hunting lodge, up the shoulder of the stunning yet not-quite-Munro Culardoch, and down through the ancient Scots Pine forests to Invercauld House. Experience the serene Ballochbuie Forest, the majestic presence of Lochnagar, and the tranquil shores of Loch Muick.
From the Spittal of Glenmuick, we cycle across the moorlands, completing our loop back to Balmoral. Discover hidden gems, historical landmarks, and the natural splendour of the Cairngorms National Park. This route is a must for any gravel cycling enthusiast!
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@BadgerHarrison 27 күн бұрын

Did this ride today (02.08.24) after watching your video. Amazing route. Tough as old boots in places, but well worth the effort and the bottle of Royal Lochnagar whisky at the end…..fits perfectly into a bottle cage for hand transportation back to the van 😃. Thanks for the inspiration

@neml5755 Ай бұрын

Just found your channel and subscribed. Fantastic quality and a great day out. Brought back memories of my early forays into mtb rides around Loch Muick coming from the Glen Doll side. 1988 on my first ever mtb, a specialised hard rock which was basically a chunky bike, no suspension, fat tyres and a wider group set. Loved that bike.

@RustyRidesGravel Ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing! I appreciate the support. I actually plan to ride around there from Glen Doll too, bit not on such a vintage bike I think 😀

@nickycordiner Ай бұрын

Great video. The difference in your moving time and actual time just shows how much time it takes to position the camera for bike pasts and getting the drone up.

@RustyRidesGravel Ай бұрын

Yes it does tend to eat in to the time a bit!

@fionaedwards5750 2 ай бұрын

Great video as usual! Some of that rubble definitely is MTB territory! That's the thing about the wilderness, beautiful sublime gravel but only connected by a barsteward of a 2 mile rubble track or HAB!

@theaberdonian8588 2 ай бұрын

Thank for the stunning video.

@ubergeekable 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic, thanks again for sharing 👍

@mikesnook6951 2 ай бұрын

thanks for the video, it bought back memories of riding the same tracks a couple of years ago fantastic area

@ahairyhaggis1449 2 ай бұрын

Another great vlog rusty, cheers

@janicegalloway5636 2 ай бұрын

Great video and fantastic ride. Enjoyed your honest review at the end summing it all up. What a day! 😊

@RustyRidesGravel 2 ай бұрын

I am often pretty exhausted at the end so the review sometimes feels a bit flat. I need to find a way to get the intro energy into the end of the video!

@George-gg1ny Ай бұрын

Rusty your adventure vlogs are Fantastic..... Always exciting to view, Thanks 👍

@RustyRidesGravel Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@PJ-velorunner Ай бұрын

Great video and edit. The ride looks like one I'm going to have to do.

@greigmackay8465 2 ай бұрын

Superb route Richard 👍 might have to give that one a go some time soon. 😁

@HughDWallace Ай бұрын

Great video that brings back some great memories. I've ridden a MTB around Loch Muick and always wanted to go up and over to Balmoral but never quite did it before we left Aberdeen for Ayrshire. But I've walked extensively in that area and know all the mountains well. I think I've climbed Lochnagar more than any other mountain. That track down to Loch Muick from Lochnagar is bad enough to walk down! Definitely one for an MTB. Personally, every time I look at one of your videos or one like it I think, 'hardtail required!'. Did you try a dram at Royal Lochnagar? It is the only distillery I have been to where I didn't buy a bottle after having a taste!

@RustyRidesGravel Ай бұрын

As I am getting on a bit now with this gravel riding lark, I am more often than not thinking a hardtail us the bike of choice more often than not!

@HughDWallace Ай бұрын

@@RustyRidesGravel That said, I bought a new HT for Christmas and promptly thought, 'I need a proper gravel bike!' as it is a bit slow in places. Then of course I need a full-sus e-Bike for the properly gnarly stuff... One can never have too many bikes!

@tonyblunsum2547 2 ай бұрын

Cracking route pal must give this a bash mtb for me though 👍

@HughDWallace Ай бұрын

Coo-lar-doch

@RustyRidesGravel Ай бұрын

There it is! Thank you.

@weepurpleadventures 2 ай бұрын

That first track is definitely rideable and means less time/distance on the road.

@RustyRidesGravel 2 ай бұрын

Ah! I wasn't in the mood to risk it, good to know, thanks!

@marcproudfoot 2 ай бұрын

Another great video - I've walked parts of that route when doing the corbetts but now starting to wonder if I should have just invested in a new MTB instead of the gravel bike, going by your recent routes 😀 Hoping 45mm knobbly tubeless tyres at a lower pressure, and a suspension stem will make such routes a bit more gravel bike friendly.

@RustyRidesGravel 2 ай бұрын

I sometimes wonder if the "challenge" of taking the gravel bike is worth it and I should just accept that a hardtail is really what I need...

@79Batty 2 ай бұрын

Looked a great ride, thanks for sharing. Oh and the track on the north side of Lock Muick is fine for most bikes but the trail on the south side is a pig even on a mtb. Single track that has lots of rocks so I had to push a lot of it a couple of years back. Defo not worth it.

@RustyRidesGravel 2 ай бұрын

Good to know, thanks!

@vengermanu9375 2 ай бұрын

Having watched you slog your way up that hill at Lochnagar, have you ever considered an e-bike to make the ride more enjoyable? There's the extra weight to carry around when you're not using the motor I suppose, and you're still young and fit enough to not need it, but just a thought. Excellent video as always and looks like a route I'd certainly consider doing myself. Living on the coast of the North East of Scotland I'd consider this one "local" as well 🙂

@RustyRidesGravel 2 ай бұрын

Actually I had to cut about a 6 minute rant I had after a guy on an ebike overtook me with no effort at all on that climb! Didn't even say hi! I decided it was the lack of sugar talking so didn't keep it in. I have often thought about getting one, but at them moment it's not an option.

@vengermanu9375 2 ай бұрын

@@RustyRidesGravel He maybe detected your foul humour on approach and decided it would best not to say anything 😆