SCOTLAND
COAST TO COAST
MOUNTAIN BIKE (MTB)
CLASSIC ROUTE
The Original Route
pioneered by John Fulton in 1985
REF:
SCOT CTC MTB
16-22
June 2012 Spaces
21-27 July 2012 Spaces
29 July - 04 August 2012
Spaces
£
1046 per rider
Wildcat
Pioneered in 1985
The UK's First Coast to Coast MTB Route!
The original and still the best!
As seen on
BBC TV Holiday Programme & STV Scottish Passport
 20th Anniversary Photo
Album "Hi John, Brigitte and Colin.
I wanted to thank you again for the excellent mountain bike trip. It was a great
and wonderful experience which I will always remember. You all did such a superb
job of organizing the trip and managing all the details right down to tire pressure
and brake setting. And the route was unbelievable and so beautiful. "
Larry
(Canada) CTC MTB August 2007 
The
ultimate mountain bike adventure tour in the UK. Voted one of the top Trips
of a Lifetime by Outside Magazine.
Experience the unique atmosphere
of the wild glens, lochs, forests and mountain passes. Travel on ancient drove
routes and tracks used by highlanders throughout the centuries. Visit castles
and iron-age brochs. Enjoy the wide variety of wildlife; deer, golden eagles,
osprey etc. A route for the cyclist, mountain
lover and naturalist. The best way to do this tour, travelling light with a tour
leader and vehicle support, and staying in quality accommodation every night. 
THE
ULTIMATE CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE
PIONEERED BY WILDCAT ADVENTURES
Mountain
Bike from the West to East Coast of Scotland
OUTLINE
ITINERARY
SCOTLAND
COAST TO COAST
MOUNTAIN BIKE (MTB)
The
tour starts on the west coast near the Isle of Skye and we ride
east to the great glen to Speyside and then through the Cairngorm
Mountains before turning south to Royal Deeside to finish in Montrose
on the east coast.
Day
1 - STIRLING - WEST COAST
Meet at STEP parking lot in Stirling at 13.00 hours for a 14.30hrs
departure. Load bikes and luggage and transfer to the West Coast
in our comfortable private coach. Enroute we visit the Glencoe Interpretation
Centre. 4 hour Transfer.
Overnight in Hotel.
Day
2 - THE GREAT GLEN
The day starts with a tough climb before descending to the undulating
forest road along the shores of a magnificent Loch to Glenfinnan.
This is where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the standard starting
the Jacobite rebellion. We continue East on flat roads through the
glens of Lochaber with magnificent views to Ben Nevis (UK's highest
mountain 4406 feet).
Overnight in Guest House. 38 miles (25 miles offroad)
Day 3- GLENS & CASTLES
We spin our legs on the quiet roads of Glen Spean before riding
offroad on remote Highland tracks passing a famous Castle enroute
to Speyside.
Overnight in Guest House. 40 miles (12 miles offroad).
Day
4 - GLENS OF TRANQUILITY
Cycle through Rothiemurchus Forest to Loch Morlich then
Abernethy Forest to our village in the mountains. (Bird watching
country).
Overnight in Guest House. 45 miles (30 miles off-road).
Day
5- ROYAL DEESIDE
A great ride south through quiet and remote glens in the Cairngorm
Mountains to Royal Deeside - an ancient route used by the Highland
Clans
Overnight in Guest House. 34 miles (21 miles off-road).
Day 6 - ANCIENT CALEDONIAN FORESTS
Ride alongside the river Dee and turn south through ancient Caledonian
Forests to Glen Esk on an ancient drove route over one of the highest
passes in Scotland. We finish our day on a gradually descending
road to our accommodation a few miles from the coast.
Overnight in Hotel. 56 miles (20 miles off-road).
Day
7 - THE EAST COAST
An easy ride on the road finishes our crossing of Scotland at
Montrose on the east coast. We load up the bikes and luggage and
transfer back to Stirling in our comfortable private coach.
3 hour transfer. Arriving Stirling approximately 14:00hrs. 15 miles
Biking
Profile: Distances
vary from 30 miles to 56 miles on the tour. A typical day's riding starts at 8am
and we reach our destination around 4pm. Average
38 miles (61 Kms) per day. Over 80% of your riding time will be spent offroad
!
A Challenging route through wild mountain terrain and ever-changing
landscapes. 
Great technical single track riding, some long climbs over high passes, with easier
options. Followed by the longest exciting descents in Scotland.
Off-road
experience is recommended.
Grade
(details)
:
This mountain
bike holiday is rated
Difficult to Challenging
Terrain:
Most of the off road riding
is a combination of double and single track. The single track sections
are not particularily long and there are alternative trails.
Brigitte and John both ride
with the group enabling them to manage the various skill and fitness
levels and provide everyone in the group with a challenge suited
to their needs.
Wildcat guides have ridden
every Highland offroad route and their alternatives - we can provide
you with a wide range of trails to suit all abilities.
Bikes:
We have a fleet of front suspension
(with lockout) / hydraulic disc brakes / 27 speed MTB bikes available
for hire.
We use a new fleet of bikes every season.
Bikes are from Trek / Scott / Diamond Back.
We do not hire full suspension bikes
as our cross country route is best suited for the lighter front
suspension bikes.
Note: if you prefer to bring your own bikes, you may leave your
bike boxes at our base for the duration of the tour.
We regularily switch over the brakes
for our North American clients and this we do in advance of your
arrival.
Hire bikes are supplied with platform
pedals and seats however we encourage riders to bring their own
pedals/shoe combination and favourite saddle.
All bikes are transported fully assembled
on our purpose built trailer, participants are transferred from
our base in Stirling to the start of the route in a private coach
bus, and we are transported back to our base in a private coach
bus at the end of the tour.
Support Vehicle:
Our support vehicle carries a range
of spares for our hire bikes along with a full compliment of tools,
including snacks, water, and of course your luggage.
Our support vehicle meets us each day
at predetermined points several times a day to enable us to resupply
on snacks, water, etc.
Note: Our support vehicle has space for 2 participants at any one
time wishing to sit out part(s) of the day…
Participants:
Our clients normally range from mid
twenties to mid fifties. The younger participants are normally full
of energy however our older participants tend to have the most stamina!
All of our clients are cyclists who
enjoy the wilderness and like to have a good day's ride, followed
by some good banter in the evenings over a drink. We are renowned
for having a great time on the ride during the day followed by great
after ride socials.
We have riders from all over the world
join us on tour. On most of our tours we have riders who have been
with us many times before.
Accommodation & Food:
All our meals are in traditional pubs/restuarants
however eating with the group is not mandatory.
All your cooked breakfasts, and daily
ride snacks are included in the tour.
Breakfast includes a wide range of cereals,
fruit, juices/coffee, and of course a full cooked breakfast.
Drinks & evenings meals are extra - A typical 2 course dinner
will cost approx £12.
Accommodation is in excellent traditional Highland Hotels and Guest
houses. PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT use bunk houses or youth hostels
on any of our tours.
Please see left hand side for a list
of tour inclusions/exclusions
Grade
(details)
:
This mountain
bike holiday is rated
Difficult to Challenging
The
Scotland Coast To Coast MTB Route was
Pioneered by WILDCAT ADVENTURES LTD in 1985
'THE
CLASSIC ROUTE'
Ride
some of the best Cross Country trails in the UK
"John and
Brigitte, we want you to know that our Scotland Coast-to-Coast tour
had everything a great adventure needs: a cast of lovable (and quirky)
characters, an incredibly beautiful backdrop (Could all that scenery
have been real?), and an easy-to-follow plot (ride, eat, ride, eat,
ride, have a pint, sleep; repeat). Bravo!!"
John & Bonnie (USA) CTC MTB Classic Route August 2005
..ride..eat..sleep..ride..!
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Transport
from our base in Stirling to start of tour and back to base
at end of tour is included !
Vehicle
Supported 
