Glen Einich Gravel Ride - Best Avoid a Windy Day!! 🚵🏻‍♂️ 💨 💨 💨

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Join me on a stormy ride up to Loch Einich which sits between two Cairngorm giants: Breariach and Sgor Gaoith.
The route goes from Loch Morlich car park and heads towards the Cairngorm Club footbridge. The trail eventually heads south all the way up Glen Einich to the Loch. The return is by the same route
I describe an option of taking a high-level route on the way up the Glen which offers some magnificent views. On the return leg you can opt to take the low-level single-track option which is sightly more technical but is a great descent.
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@zoid88 Месяц назад

Mad that you've done all these trips without tubeless. I could never go back to inner tubes now.

@TwistyTrails Месяц назад

Ha ha, yep still rolling on the inner tubes. I’ve seen too many folks havin issues with tubeless, so I’m continuing to persevere……and trying to avoid sharp edges! 😀

@dougwilson4183 7 месяцев назад

Another great video. Last time we did that route it was also blowing a hoolie also. Think we sheltered behind that same rock. Brilliant blast all the way back though 😉

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks. The rock is perfect for sheltering behind and is big enough for a group of folks.

@terrygerrynolan 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video and commentary thanks for sharing.

@TwistyTrails 5 месяцев назад

Thank you - glad you enjoyed.

@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 7 месяцев назад

Another great video can’t wait to get back up again. Everyone raves about Gravelfoyle and D&G but they aren’t a patch on the Cairngorms.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Swampy - yep, plenty of options and variations in the Cairngorms. 👍

@gcsScotland 7 месяцев назад

Excellent video and ride - certainly one for my 2024 list. All the best for the festive season.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thank you - it's a belter of a route that could be combined with a loop down in Rothiemurchus or Abernethy. Have a great and safe festive season too.

@Evanpsk 6 месяцев назад

great video looks amazing! 🔥🔥

@TwistyTrails 6 месяцев назад

Thanks. 👍

@nivek29 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely gorgeous and so beautifully shot. Thank you.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thank you 👍

@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 7 месяцев назад

Amazing content; you’ve the youthful vigor of a guy 1/3 your age. Keep after it💪🏽

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Ha ha, thanks. I used up all my vigour on that optional climb! 😀

@biserstoyanov1725 7 месяцев назад

Nice video. Thank You! I wish you happy holidays and new bike adventures in 2024!

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thank you. All the best to you next year too.

@michaelfinn1317 7 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this video. Thank you for taking the time to make it. I had a plan to ride gravel there in October but COVID intervened. Planning to visit there in the new year DV.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks. Hope the weather is good for your next visit.

@HughDWallace 7 месяцев назад

Loved this one! I did this exact route back in June in nearly as windy (though warmer) conditions. Must have sheltered behind the same stone up by the loch too. The wind assisted descent was awesome! Kudos for doing that on a gravel bike. I have ridden that route three times now but always on a hardtail & I think I'd always want front suspension at least. I've ridden that piece of single track in both directions & suffered a pinch flat just where you were talking about pinch flats 😂

@TwistyTrails 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed. Yeh, I was glad to get in behind that rock for some respite from the wind. Fingers crossed - tyres still fully puffed up! 😃

@andymelville7807 6 месяцев назад

Happy New Year Al, love that route, you defo need to switch to tubeless as it would allow you to blast down that lower section - keep the vids coming buddy 👏

@TwistyTrails 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Andy. Hoping to churn out a few more in the coming months. Still mulling over tubeless……..

@andymelville7807 6 месяцев назад

@@TwistyTrails honestly Alan, I have had a few instances when riding at speed where I thought to myself, oh dear if I were riding with tubes THAT hit would have been a pinch flat for sure!!! It just takes away the worry?

@davidbewick6885 7 месяцев назад

We did that route in the summer and my good lady ended up sitting in the river with her bike on top of her. It must have been bloody cold when you waded through!

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Ha ha - yep, too cold to sit in, that’s for sure! A drawback of solo film making is that I had to wade through a few times to set up a couple of camera angles. Needless to say, on the return leg, I put my trust in my waterproof socks and just waded through. However, my shoes were squelching on every pedal-stroke afterwards! 😀

@PeteDevlinootnaboot 7 месяцев назад

Nice vid Al, probably see you oot n aboot the Cairngorms again soon. I think a ride out with skis and then a skin/hike up and back down to the loch would be a cool day out in Spring.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Nice one Pete. Sounds like an epic day out. It also sounds like you’re embracing “curley bars” riding. 😀

@PeteDevlinootnaboot 7 месяцев назад

@@TwistyTrails ha no way. I've done that route on a fat bike and also full sus. Both infinitely superior experiences to the silly curly things although most of that route is pretty smooth. Usually have a wee up and down the lairig ghru on the way back just to maintain currency 😂

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

@@PeteDevlinootnaboot ha ha - yep no chance of getting you on a curley-barred bike! There’s some sweet single track back down from the Lairig Ghru. Hope you’re well.

@paddymalley8077 7 месяцев назад

Given the windy conditions and undoubted cold the photography is excellent as is the route description!

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks - glad you enjoyed. As mentioned in the video, if I'd have known it was going to be so wild up the Glen I might have opted for a more sheltered route. However, the weather added some drama and glad I pressed on. 👍

@NickHansonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

Great video and awesome looking route Alan. I shall plan to do this on my gravel bike, during my next visit to the Cairngorms from Skye.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Nick. It's a belter of a route and could be easily tied into a broader loop in Rothiemurchus or Abernethy Forests for an epic day/multi-day trip. 👍

@NickHansonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

I forgot to ask, what do you put on your feet when crossing rivers by foot?

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

@@NickHansonPhotography - I sometimes carry my water shoes that I use for paddle boarding etc. Can't do bare feet wading!

@NickHansonPhotography 7 месяцев назад

@@TwistyTrails cheers, thanks for that.

@andyslater5248 7 месяцев назад

I had the pleasure of doing that route in September last year on full suspension in slightly better weather conditions. Agree that the high road on the way in and the low road the way back out is the better option, either way the scenery is spectacular and the ride is engaging. Well done, keep the videos coming!

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment. I look forward to doing the route again in more favourable weather!

@davidburgess6640 7 месяцев назад

You Scottish riders are hard buggars, I've seen some of the rockiest, wettest and coldest videos since watching some of your fellow Scots films. I'm from Australia, we just get hot lol. Excellent video.

@davidburgess6640 7 месяцев назад

Oh and a lot of our animals try to kill us haha

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

Ha ha David - not sure about 'hard', we've gotta get out riding when we can in between periods of even worse weather! Glad you enjoyed the vid, thanks.

@TwistyTrails 7 месяцев назад

@@davidburgess6640 - No argument with that. I get anxious when sheep look at me in a funny way.....as for cows....... 😁