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As if on cue two stags ran out in front, roaring as they passed us. A small reminder that we were in their territory and were privileged to be. This was definitely the road less travelled. Torridon is arguably the Mecca and proving ground for mountain bikers in the UK. Situated in the North West …

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Lee Craigie of the Adventure Syndicate shares her short film about cycling the Caledonia Way Scotland. This video was filmed along NCN78, the Caledonia Way. The Caledonia Way is a long distance cycle route, linking Campbeltown in the west, with the Highland capital of Inverness in the east.

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The focus of the recent Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland conference was innovation, and what’s next for Scotland. Asking “what’s next for Scotland?” could be the same thing as asking “what’s next for the world?” because as I’ve argued, Scotland may just be one off the most progressive mountain bike destinations in the world. But …

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As my wife and I walked into a bar in Aviemore, Scotland, for a bite to eat, well after dark thanks to the 4pm sunset in early November, I was pretty surprised to bump into a Scottish guy wearing a legit kilt. While I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to see a guy in …

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As we rolled up to the beginning of a rotten bridge that abruptly ended 10 feet out into a roaring river, I turned to one of our guides, Chris Gibbs, and jokingly asked, “so let me guess: now we’re going to wade across this 200-foot-wide river, in 35°F weather, then pedal up that mountain, and …

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