The days are getting longer and the sun is warming our wintry hearts. Spring is round the corner, inching towards us, soon to appear and wrap us in its flowery, warming embrace. Im getting carried away. The days are getting longer anyway. Im getting excited as thoughts are turning to wheels that will soon be spinning. Woo hoo! Mountain bike … Continue reading
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What Makes Scotland’s Mountain Bike Trails Great? I’ve been lucky as a travel writer to ride mountain bike trails on five continents, but hand on heart the finest biking in the world for me is right here in Scotland. Don’t just take my word for it. An International Mountain Bike Association ‘People’s Poll’ has hailed Scotland as the world’s number … Continue reading
If you’ve never tried off-road mountain biking before, the Cairngorms are, without a doubt, one of the best places to start – spoiled for choice with trails, terrain and a complete range of technical environments to master, a week could see you progress from novice to a confident rider starting to tackle rock traverses and steep, dirt-track declines! Often described … Continue reading
If, like us, you’ve been bitten by the Tour de France bug and have been dusting off your road bike in anticipation of hitting the open roads at the weekend, this is one blog you don’t want to miss! Our resident road cycling junkie, Craig, has tried and tested a bunch of road cycling routes in the Highlands and here, … Continue reading
Holidays are probably the most exciting part of the year for many people and we are very lucky at Wilderness Scotland as we get to chat to people that are excited, happy and interested in enquiring about adventure holidays in Scotland. By far the largest part of our time is spent ensuring that our clients have the most amazing time. … Continue reading
Our brand, new for 2012 Hebridean Trail mountain bike holiday in Scotland is a pretty pioneering trail – the route, years in the planning, is completely unique to Wilderness Scotland making it one of the ultimate mountain bike holidays in Scotland and the Highlands. Covering seven islands, in seven days, the ride takes you from the Island of South Uist … Continue reading
Wilderness Scotland – The Week in Pictures As ever, it’s been an eventful seven days at the Wilderness base – the weather may not have been the best in the Highlands, but that hasn’t put any of us off – it’s been business as usual, and we’ve been out there exploring the wilderness. Have a flick through our pictures to … Continue reading
National Geographic has named Cairngorms National Park as one of the Top 20 destinations for 2011. And while they may be a bit confused about the location of the Nevis Range ski centre, we do love the Cairngorms and would highly recommend a visit. The Cairngorms National Park is not short on superlatives. Not only is it Britain’s largest national … Continue reading
If you know someone who has everything they need, it is a difficult task to find them something that they really want for Christmas. And many gifts, not just the bad ones(!), are easily forgettable. Do you remember what you gave and received from your loved ones last year? It’s difficult, isn’t it? So rather than giving them a physical … Continue reading
I am just back from a cracking Coast to Coast mountain biking trip. This is the first time I have guided the complete route since our inaugural trip in 2005, and it was great to get out there and share the experience with such an enthusiastic, fun and diverse group. That said, we weren’t without our fair share of bad … Continue reading
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