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Currently on holiday in beautiful Skye, we brought the bike with us but haven't ridden them yet.
Does anyone know if you can ride the walking route to/around the Quiraing? It's literally a mile or so up the road from us.
Looks like these guys rode it out of season:
https://www.mountainbikeworldwide.com/mountain-bike-tours-worldwide/pre-season-scout-on-skye-mountain-biking-the-quiraing
Alternative routes would be good too - hoping to do a ride with my 10 yo daughter but most of the stuff that crops up is fairly technical.
Thanks
Yes you can.
No idea how busy it is at present. I get the feeling most Skye tourists don't go out of sight of their car/camper so probably OK... but if its a steady stream of folk you'll find it frustrating/upset the locals.
Boreraig ride near Broadford is probably your best option with the youngster. Bit of a sad location at the abandoned village but a cracking wee route clockwise from Broadford, out along the old quarry mini rail track, up and over to the village. Back around the coastal path and along the singletrack road.
Yes you can ride Quiraing, although in daylight hours the walkers might make it a bit frustrating. I'd respectfully suggest that it may be beyond most ten year olds.
Thanks all - might leave the Quiraing for an evening on my own.
Boreraig ride would be good - she's reading a book about the clearances at the moment.
Does anyone have a gpx file for the Boreraig ride?
For something a little different, get the ferry to Raasay and ride around there for the day, bring snacks and drinks. It's good fun.
+1 on a Raasay daunder.
Not done Quiraing by bike; another vote for Raasay - cracking options over there, would be delighted to return for a few days.
Done all these in the past. And actually heading up again this weekend.
Boreraig:
Glen Brittle & fairy pools
Cleared Villages on Raasay - which is great for younger ones
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jICksPCCl-92V98d367EM1ShbHM5-_YX/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for the replies chaps 👍
Thanks for the files @slackboy will have a look at them.
Fairy pools over to Sligachan and back is a lovely ride - I rode most of the way towards Sligachan when staying in Glen Brittle a few weeks ago. Just avoid the actual fairy pools trail (it's way too busy) and stick to the trail that skirts the edge of the forest higher up the slope. Quite a few drainage bars when ascending from fairy pools end but (almost) all of them are rideable in the opposite direction.
And if you fancy a dip, there are some nice pools on the Sligachan side.
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And if you fancy a dip, there are some nice pools on the Sligachan side
Edit: cheeky!
Good call, and they're just as nice as the fairy pools ones. Weather wasn't playing ball for a dip when I rode it recently (forgot my MTFU pills):
Thanks guys.
Came over to Raasay this morning on the ferry - lovely and calm - and rode a couple of sections of @slackboy 's route - cheated and drove between a couple of areas as had the Mrs & dog with us.
Now sat waiting for the gale force winds to stop so we can get the ferry.....
@ slackboy - Are those routes that you posted OK for gravel bikes or are they proper mtb routes??
@ElShalimo yes we got back ok lol.
As I said we didn't do the full loop just rode a couple of sections from the different car parks.
The path up to Hallaig was nice along the coast line - bit over grown in some places so didn't get all the way to the end.
Stunning views and very humbling when you realise these were people's homes and livelihoods that they were forced out of.
Path from the old No 1 mine was good too.
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The Glen Brittle one will be fine on a gravel bike - its mostly wide forestry commission type stuff, as will the Raasay route.
The Boreraig one is about 1/3 road, 1/3 technical MTB and 1/3 "any-bike" able.
Did a nice route yesterday from Dunvegan to Neist Point lighthouse - all on road, but lovely views and quiet(ish).
Oh, and if anyone is thinking of doing the MTB route around Macleods Maidens, just don't. Life is too short to carry your bike for 10 miles.
Sligachan for me next.
The Raasay route isn't "good" in trail riding terms but its a nice family ride, with spectacular views back to the mainland.
There's a decent bit of singletrack in one of the forestry areas in the middle (burma road)
The Ironstone Mines and the Burma Road (Walkhighlands)
*full disclosure - this isn't what the weather is like on Skye at the moment đŸ™‚
