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I'm still on English bank holidays, so off on Monday while everyone else is at work.
Considering doing a descent of Ben Donich (which I've been promising myself for months).
It's a fairly easy ascent for a big hill (mostly pushing I suspect, but starts at Rest and Be Thankful, so only about 500m of ascent) and it definitely looked ridable last time I was up in April.
I'm crap and will be doing it on a HT, so you'll at least have some amusement if nothing else.
Off on Monday, have hardtail and am also crap. Cycled around Ben Donich a few times and walked up it a couple of times but never considered it rideable! What route? Straight up from the Rest?
Yeah, straight up from the wee FC car park 🙂
I did a summit camp up there in April and was carrying a lot of kit, did it in the snow and still found the ascent pretty easy, which is why I thought it wouldn't be too bad getting a bike up there.
There's clearly a few sections which might be a bit tricky to come down, but the top 1/3 and bottom 1/3 in particular should be a blast!
From memory, the middle part would be the most problematic.
I'll have a dig around online and see if anyone has ridden it. I hope I'm not looking back on it with rose tinted specs, but I do remember thinking that it would make a good (if a little technical) descent on the bike.
Seem to recall a bit of scrambling and deep rock fissures but there is a path of sorts? Will have a look online at Corbett info for the obvious route.
Aye, there's a wee bit of a step, but it's a doddle.
The scars alongside the path are the only thing concerning me, but there was a decent gap between the path and the gaps from memory 🙂
It all adds to the character 😉
Munromagic has some info. Looks doable as a hike a bike. May be best with flats and boots rather than cleated shoes. Quite tempted....
There's a few pics of the path and ridge on my blog, [url= http://www.professionalwreckhead.com/?page_id=466 ]Ben Donich[/url], plus a decent view of the step that needs to be scrambled down. Should be straight forward - one climbs down and the other passes the bikes.
Nice pics! Right, I'm game.....
Still on for tomorrow? Forecast suggests waders may be ideal....
Cracking blog peterfile, cheers for the share!
downshep, been keeping on the forecast myself, looks like it's going to be horrific!
Might be best saving this one for a dry/non windy day, not sure I fancy the idea of slipping the whole way up a muddy munro trying to drag a bike up with me!
Cheers, Cferg 🙂
Fair point. Will leave it for another day....