Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon (Kirk Road)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,017 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 1,020 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,792 ft
- TrailRank
- 38
- Min elevation
- 855 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 40 minutes
- Time
- one hour 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1285
- Uploaded
- June 3, 2022
- Recorded
- June 2022
near Dall, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Viewed 1814 times, downloaded 12 times
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Itinerary description
Rode this route after camping near the Gaur Hydro power station on the east end of Loch Eigheach.
The start of the route was through an open gateway without any signs and the path looked firm and level.
Very soon it got far more difficult (exacerbated by the weight of my T7 and half worn Motz Adventure Tractionators) with muddy sections, hidden ditches and fallen trees. It was pretty much a mountain bike track until I got on the forestry roads.
These ended pretty soon and the route turned into a very rocky land-rover track. I met two ladies with four ponies and quite a few cyclists who were all friendly and happy to chat for a few minutes.
Had lunch at a stream before the track veered high on the left-hand side of the glen for a roller coaster mile of rock and puddles. Had a good work out and the sun made it hot work.
The gate at the Glen Lyon end was open and soon I was enjoying a coffee in the Bridge of Balgie cafe/post office.
The start of the route was through an open gateway without any signs and the path looked firm and level.
Very soon it got far more difficult (exacerbated by the weight of my T7 and half worn Motz Adventure Tractionators) with muddy sections, hidden ditches and fallen trees. It was pretty much a mountain bike track until I got on the forestry roads.
These ended pretty soon and the route turned into a very rocky land-rover track. I met two ladies with four ponies and quite a few cyclists who were all friendly and happy to chat for a few minutes.
Had lunch at a stream before the track veered high on the left-hand side of the glen for a roller coaster mile of rock and puddles. Had a good work out and the sun made it hot work.
The gate at the Glen Lyon end was open and soon I was enjoying a coffee in the Bridge of Balgie cafe/post office.
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There is no legal right of access for motorbikes or other motorised vehicles to off-road trails in Scotland. This route should be removed.
geejay is correct in their assertion that there aren't rights of access, but they are wrong in assuming that this means it is illegal to do so. If there are no signs then you can proceed along any road until instructed to leave by an authority. However, it does not sound like this is a road, and so riding this route would be illegal (often for good reason).
I should add, it does not sound like *all* of this route is a road. It appears from the photos that there are sections which are established vehicle track.
Also Geejay makes a sweeping statement here and in other places without being specific about any. The landowners and tenants are often perfectly happy for responsible off-road motorcyclists