Kirstie
Über Member
Just returned from an epic tour of Sutherland last night, which truly was one of the best weeks' riding I have ever done. It just had it all, challenging riding, amazing food and accommodation, unbelievable scenery, great company...and by god there are some strange people up there in that forgotten part of the UK! Ha ha. There are too many highlights to mention...from the scary (observing the bombing of Cape Wrath by Tornados - we could smell the cordite) to the absolutely magical (cresting a hill on day 1 to see a view which took in the Summer Isles, Raasay, Skye Cullins and the Outer Hebrides).
Our route was:
Carbisdale Castle - Reiff
Rieff - Kylesku
Kylesku - Durness
Durness - Tongue
Tongue - Carbisdale
All in all it amounted to 210 miles of riding, with 15,500 feet of climbing. Some viscious 1:4s, and all the weather that it could throw at us. Thanks to my touring buddies, some of whom post on here - you know who you are!
It was just awesome.
There are a few pics here:
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366553.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366582.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366618.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366641.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366668.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366685.html
Our route was:
Carbisdale Castle - Reiff
Rieff - Kylesku
Kylesku - Durness
Durness - Tongue
Tongue - Carbisdale
All in all it amounted to 210 miles of riding, with 15,500 feet of climbing. Some viscious 1:4s, and all the weather that it could throw at us. Thanks to my touring buddies, some of whom post on here - you know who you are!
It was just awesome.
There are a few pics here:
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366553.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366582.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366618.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366641.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366668.html
http://michael-wright.fotopic.net/c1366685.html