Create your own

To create your own holiday contact us with your requirements and we will work together to create your ideal mountain biking holiday in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Itinerary

Before contacting us, it will be useful for you to consider the following:

 

• Length of stay
• Dates
• How are you getting to the area?
• Type of accommodation (guest house, B&B, camping)
• Number of people in the group
• Number of days you wish to be cycling
• Types of trails
• Areas you'd like to visit
• Bike hire
• Budget
• Guided or self-guided
• Any other things you'd like to do/ see during your visit

To give you some inspiration, here are some examples of mountain biking holidays that our customers have enjoyed recently:

 

Two-week mountain bike tour of Scotland

 

Five-day, self-guided mountain bike adventure

Skill Level

We can tailor your holiday to suit your skills and abilities, incorporating trails from green to black grade in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

Accomodation

Varies according to your requirements

Meals

Varies according to your requirements

Dates of Holiday

Tell us your preferred dates and we will do our best to accommodate you

Price

We will do our best to create the ideal mountain bike holiday for you within your budget

Skills List

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Green grade

Green grade trails are suitable for: beginners or novice cyclists.
• Bike required: mountain bikes are suitable.
• Skills needed: basic bike skills are required for this grade.
• Trail and surface types: these will be relatively flat and wide. Trail surface might be loose, uneven or muddy at times. Might include short flowing singletrack-style sections.
• Gradients and technical trail features: climbs and descents are mostly shallow. No challenging features.
• Suggested fitness level: suitable for most people in good health.

 

 

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Blue grade

Blue grade trails are suitable for: intermediate mountain bikers with basic off-road riding skills.
• Bike required: Front suspension mountain bike.
• Skills needed: basic off-road riding skills to cope with uneven surfaces and small obstacles.
• Trail and surface types: as above, plus specially constructed singletrack trails. Trail surface might include small obstacles of root and rock.
• Gradients and technical trail features: most gradients are moderate but might include short steep sections. Technical features such as roots and rock might be present.
• Suggested fitness level: a good standard of fitness can help as some trails have short climbs.

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Red grade

Red grade trails are suitable for: proficient mountain bikers with good off-roading skills.
• Bike required: suitable for better off-road quality mountain bikes.
• Skills needed: good off-roading skills and techniques to cope with technical trail features.
• Trail and surface types: as above but steeper and tougher, mostly singletrack with technical sections. Expect variable surface types.
• Gradients or technical trail features: a wide range of climbs and descents of a challenging nature will be present. Expect boardwalks, berms, large rocks, medium steps, drop-offs, cambers and water crossings.
• Suggested fitness level: a higher level of fitness and stamina is required to deal with technical features and longer distances.

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Black grade

Black grade trails are suitable for: expert mountain bike users, used to physically demanding routes.
• Bike required: a good quality full suspension mountain bike is recommended.
• Skills needed: advanced level off-roading skills and technical ability.
• Trail and surface types: as above, but with an expectation of greater challenge and continuous difficulty.
• Gradients or technical trail features: expect large, committing and unavoidable obstacles and technical features. Sections will be challenging and variable. Might also feature 'downhill' style sections.
• Suggested fitness level: suitable for very active people used to prolonged exercise.

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Kit List

• Helmet
• Gloves (appropriate to the time of year)
• Glasses
• Cycle shorts/trousers
• Waterproofs
• Hat and spare gloves
• Bike in good working order (this will be checked before we set off)
• Pump
• Inner tubes
• Puncture repair kit
• Tyre levers
• Multi tool
• Allen keys 2,2.5,3,4,5,6,8,10mm
• Brake blocks or pads to suit your bike
• Shock pump if required
• Chain tool and joining pieces to suit your chain
• Water system (water bottle or Camelbak)
• Personal energy bars
• Any medication you require (you must inform your guide about this prior to the tour)
• Suitable day sack to hold all of the above