Ballater to Corndavon Lodge Rest day done & all too quick. Back into back country mode. The best way to be ๐๏ธ Following the Gairn river through the Glanavon estate โฆ โฆ topped a pleasant day (not long ๐) riding with an awesome wildcamp at Corndavon lodge. No posh lodge, just ruins. Every property…
Enochdhu to Devils Elbow Woke to the bliss of a very still misty start ๐ Again, more climbing to Upper Lunch hut for the customary coffee break. Not a full bothy as more of a shelter. No fireplace or bed lofts. Couldn’t find Lower Lunch hut ๐ … โฆ out of the shelter &…
Balnespick to Glen Tromie Straight out into pine forests & lovely trails with the early sun peaking through ๐ As of Boat of Garten I’m officially on Markus Stitz @reizkultur Cairngorms Loop ๐ โฆ โฆ down Glen Tromie with an undulating track & the river Tromie to my right. Spotted my first bothy so…
Once again a night without hearing gunshot ๐ซ I’m nevertheless vacating the more mountainous plateau and descending to the Erbo reservoir. Nice easy riding. I arrive in Ahedo de las Pueblas for the customary tent drying and second breakfast. I’m also greeted by a small family of cattle ๐๐๐ roaming through. They bobbed their…
After a relaxing rest day, I start out on a main road fairly early, so not busy. Further on I clamber up an embankment to find the Vias Verdes. It’s still impassable, so back to the road. After reaching Trespaderne, and the mornings ritual of tent ๐ช drying and a second breakfast, I locate…
Instead of turning north as I head out of Villaespasa, I hook a right and southerly. This is only a brief change in direction as I wish to complete the whole section of this Via Verdes – Cascajares to Burgos. After a few kilometres it ends on a main road with a little station…