Bikepacking one of Scotland's more technical routes

Bikepacking one of Scotland's more technical routes | Deeside Trail

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Күн бұрын

In this adventure I take on the Deeside Trail, one of Scotland's more technical bikepacking routes with singletrack and MTB trails throughout. Starting from Banchory and doing a figure out eight through the Cairngorms, the route takes in mountain biking trails at Aboyne, Muir of Dinnet and Tarland, not to mention some amazing technical descents through Ballater and Braemar.
I chose a short travel xc bike for this bikepacking trip and needed the suspension to soak up the hits! I chose not to use a seat pack so I could get full use out my dropper post and enjoy the descents. Turned out a wise choice!
Links to the other videos mentioned:
West Highland Way - • Scotland's Famous West...
Lochnagar munro (waterfall descent) - • Lochnagar Munro by MTB...
This is not an easy route. We were out in the remote mountains pedalling for several hours at a time in bad weather with no escape route. Definitely one to be prepared for all conditions - and this was in summer! There are plenty good mountain bike trails and we adjusted the route to take in a couple of extra trails. If you have more time too you could easily link in Ballater's Heartbreak Ridge which in my opinion is one of the best trails in the area!
If you enjoy mountain biking and bikepacking then you'll love this route.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Day 1 - Techy!
02:19 Aboyne trails
07:46 Evening & camp
08:43 Day 2 - Wet & remote!
11:10 River Crossing
12:12 The best trail!
14:03 Day 3 - Tarland trails!
16:00 Full Tarland Descent
18:40 Finish & Outro
Location: Deeside Trail, Cairngorms, Scotland
Filmed on: Go Pro Hero 12 Black
Bikes: Vitus Rapide FS mountain bike

Пікірлер: 30

@bentbitz1 29 күн бұрын

A great big thank you guys for letting me enjoy a really hard and wet and technical ride from the comfort of my cycling couch.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

haha you're welcome! Enjoyed sharing this amazing route!

@garyalexander3281 29 күн бұрын

Impressivley skilled riding whilst out bikepacking especially short travel on steep trails, was in Ballater last year yet to check out Aboyne. Great adventure and mix of trail types thanks for sharing! 😁

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

Thanks yeah it was testing in places! Aboyne is great and plenty more trails on the hill too. Glad you enjoyed it, was a fun one to film and edit!

@DizRidesMtb Ай бұрын

That was fantastic laura mate. U smashed it too. Another great vid hunni x jst a shame about the midg artacks

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Aw I know, the midgies are a killer 😂

@KevinFindlater Ай бұрын

Another great adventure well captured Laura. Thanks for sharing.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB Ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

@asacron Ай бұрын

Ooooh new vid new vid ❤ That looks like a lot of fun. Wish we had wide nature like that.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB Ай бұрын

We are lucky to have such good mountains and landscapes. Just wish we had the weather to match!

@Dani-El. 29 күн бұрын

3:00 Looks lovely. My idea of Heaven.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

that was a goooood flow section! Enjoyed it a lot!

@jamesherd9132 Ай бұрын

Well Done Laura Loved the video looks hard going.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

Thanks! Yeah it was tougher than I expected!

@garioch_gravel_rider7376 29 күн бұрын

Some shift Laura!! Well done - fantastic!!👊

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

thanks it was a tough old route! Some good trails to keep the stoke up!

@johnbrown3951 29 күн бұрын

It was good to see a lot of my old haunts as I grew up in Tarland fifty plus years ago and as a boy cycled all over on my road bike from Aberdeen to Balmoral with a couple of friends but have always hankered to get out into the wilderness on a bike and explore some of the tracks I see travelling back to Deeside from the Central Belt that meander into the hills. I now have the perfect tool my eMTB but age is not on my side but not done yet I hope. I never really remember the Midge growing up that was until I moved to Kintyre and then on to The Isle of Lewis where they are bred differently so I felt your pain with the bites as they always seem to go for my mouth also and anywhere else that is exposed.

@LauraJaneWeeTamMTB 29 күн бұрын

Lovely place to grow up. Thanks for sharing! Hopefully with the eMTB you can explore some of those routes! I'll definitely be doing some more up that way. Spectacular riding and views to match. Haha I can imagine the midgies are brutal there - they do say the west is on another level for them!