The Badger Divide

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In this first episode I tackle The Badger Divide, a 320km off-road cycling route from Inverness to Glasgow. The route takes in parts of the Great Glen Way and West Highland Way and traverses past some amazing Scottish Scenery including Loch Ness, Corrieyairack Pass, Loch Laggan, Loch Ossian, Corrour Train Station, Loch Rannoch, Glen Lyon, Glen Lochay, Glen Ogle, Loch Earn, Glen Ample, Loch Venachar and Loch Ard Forest.
My adventure was over four days:
Day 1: Inverness to Blackburn Bothy - 74km (1270 metres ascent)
Day 2: Blackburn Bothy to Loch Ossian YHA - 69km (1070 metres ascent)
Day 3: Loch Ossian YHA to Loch Drunkie - 128km (1820 metres ascent)
Day 4: Loch Drunkie to Glasgow - 56km (610 metres ascent)
Route Description: www.plotaroute.com/routecolle...
Activity on Strava: / strava
Hope you enjoy this video and it gives you inspiration to take on this amazing Bikepacking adventure.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
2:41 Day 1 - Inverness to Blackburn Bothy (74km)
6:36 Day 2 - Blackburn Bothy to Loch Ossian YHA (69km)
12:59 Day 3 - Loch Ossian YHA to Loch Drunkie (128km)
22:27 Day 4 - Loch Drunkie to Glasgow (56km)
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26 июн 2024

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@ranxxerox6407 3 месяца назад

Brilliant and great coverage of the badger, something I really needed to see which has helped me decide on going via the badger instead of going down to Oban and over to Ayr for the full End2End (Downhill). Thanks for showing!

@go_explore 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed the coverage. This was my first 'proper' bikepacking trip and it remains the best. The Badger is an epic route. Of course, I was also super lucky with the weather when I did it.. Hope you enjoy :)

@hughharvey7027 4 месяца назад

Very very cool vid

@Papadoc1971 23 дня назад

Great video. Happy memories of my trip a few weeks ago 🤩

@go_explore 22 дня назад

I hope you had similar weather to what I had!!! My first bikepacking adventure and the best I have done :)

@britweed 2 года назад

Well done for taking the time to show the Badger Divide in such detailed and consice format. Thourughrully enjoyed following your journey.

@go_explore 2 года назад

Cheers Brian.. Really appreciate your feedback :)

@kennyness8881 Год назад

Thanks for posting. Dreaming of Scotland in Arkansas, USA.

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Kenny, thanks for commenting on my video. The Badger is an amazing route if you ever get the opportunity to get to Scotland :)

@donaldmackay1872 4 месяца назад

Kennyness I'm in Inverness and dreaming of Arkansas would love to visit there, been to NY.Washington, Vagas, Chicago but at some time I'll visit Arkansas

@alexmackman Год назад

Great video Darren! Hoping to do this route later in the Spring. Can only hope for similar weather to yours!

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Alex, Glad you enjoyed the video. I did the Badger Divide over the Queen's jubilee weekend and I cannot believe how lucky I was with the weather. Fingers crossed you get similar.🤞You will really enhoy the route, it is amazing!

@adriansmith38 Год назад

I cycled the route back in May. Your film brought back the memories - thanks

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Adrian. Thanks for watching my video and commenting. It is such an amazing route I'm tempted to do it again. Hope you got as good weather on your trip as I did on mine!

@Jennifer.4 Год назад

Great video

@go_explore Год назад

Thank you 🙏

@lukejoy-smith8383 Год назад

Great film, well shot and a good sense of the ride. Really enjoyed watching

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Luke.. Glad you enjoyed the video and it gave you a good view of what it is like. The route is epic and if you are going to do it then I'm sure you will really enjoy!

@federicotheironlyportrait 2 года назад

What a gorgeous location to ride a gravel bike!

@go_explore 2 года назад

It certainly is. I cannot recommend this route more. Its stunning!

@lebleup 2 года назад

Loved it. Thanks for sharing.

@go_explore 2 года назад

Cheers :) Glad you enjoyed the video

@Jimbo_LB 9 месяцев назад

Awesome, simply awesome. I have to do this. Your filming and edit is/was great. Thank you the best 25mins of the year so far.

@go_explore 9 месяцев назад

Cheers Jimbo. Glad you enjoyed the video. It's an epic route.. 😊

@kakaisthecat Год назад

This video is epic. Keep up the good work🎉

@go_explore Год назад

Thank you so much 😁

@Ey_up 2 года назад

Nice panning shots...

@go_explore 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed :)

@scottkeough4556 2 года назад

Fantastic film big lad very professional. It looked an epic trip some amazing scenery and terrain.

@go_explore 2 года назад

Cheers Big lad.. I would defo be up for another trip on this if you come up with your gravel bike at some point

@tonypaddler 2 года назад

Excellent video, great content and style 👍

@go_explore 2 года назад

Cheers Tony. Really appreciate your comment 🙂

@m1les7 Год назад

Great vid, looks amazing.👌👌🏁🏁

@go_explore Год назад

Cheers. Glad you enjoyed 👍

@Zebster57 Год назад

Greetings from Saskatchewan Canada!Fabulous video and adventure! I am subscribed and look forward to more. 3 of us will be riding the GB Divide next year so your video is great motivation!

@go_explore Год назад

Hi there. Glad you enjoyed the video. The GB Divide looks a stunning route and you will have an amazing time - especially if the weather is the good as what I had on the Badger Divide. Enjoy :)

@user-lc8uu5kc7w Год назад

Great video! Can I ask what tyres you went for?

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Iain, the tyres are Schwalbe G-One AllRound Performance DD RaceGuard 2.25 inch (I am running 650b wheels). I have them set up as tubeless and they have been flawless. I appreciated the bigger tyres for comfort on my 3T bike...

@EvidenceofaFabulousLife Год назад

Thanks for the very well made video and account of your trip. Enjoyed it very much. Also appreciated you filming some downhills (I know you had to march back up to pick up the camera 🤪). I’ll have a look at your channel. All the best, enjoy!

@go_explore Год назад

Thanks for watching the Badger Divide video and for commenting. Glad you enjoyed 🙏 I'm a bit of a newbie with this RU-vid stuff but I tried to capture how amazing this route is! 🙂

@robinmacandrew103 Год назад

Loving this thank you 🙏

@go_explore Год назад

You're so welcome! Glad you enjoyed :)

@robinmacandrew103 Год назад

What time did you get into Inverness? Might you have been able to push over Corrieyairack Pass and into Laggan if you had more time?

@go_explore Год назад

I did not start cycling until well after lunch and the sun was going down as I passed through Fort Augustus. There would have definitely been no issue getting over the pass if I had set off earlier. I was quite happy to make it to the bothy as it saved me the effort of getting all the camping gear out but I think if I did the route again I think I would have a longer first day and shorter third day. Lots of options and the good thing about carrying a tent is that you can make decisions as you go :)

@robinmacandrew103 Год назад

@@go_explore Yeah I thought as much. I’ll look for a bothy on the other side and before Laggan. Thanks for your help!

@go_explore Год назад

@@robinmacandrew103 How about Melgarve Bothy on the other side of the pass?

@koendomus 10 месяцев назад

Hi, realy enjoyed that one, on the agenda for next year. I liked the intro withe the line flying over the map, how do you create it please. Cheers!

@go_explore 10 месяцев назад

Hi and thanks for watching my video on the Badger Divide. Nowadays I use Adobe After Effects and Geolayers 3 but for this video I used a free Android App called Stuneo. When I looked on the play store it was no longer there and a quick Google confirmed it had been removed due to lack of support and investment. Other free options are Google Earth Studio and Relieve.. Cheers :)

@fatbikefarm Год назад

Catching up on your lovely film and weather (I did it in December!)

@go_explore Год назад

Better than the Cairngorms Loop?? :) How did you find the route in December? I did the John Muir Way in lovely cold and frosty conditions.. Hope you got similar

@fatbikefarm Год назад

@@go_explore - different to the CL. The weather was super cold, below freezing most the time but dry -- though the small sandy track across the beach at Loch a na Earba was underwater which threw me - committed to it with a "must not fall off" mantra! Noone has done a Winter (Dec/Jan/Feb/Mar) CL yet and you would need more winter experience than me. Badger is almost all rideable, perfect as long as there is not snow on the passes and I got to various tea shops before they closed for the winter at Corrour, Lyon and Lubnaig. Any plans for '23?... 2nd City Divide, An Turas Mor, Dales Divide... all sound good options

@go_explore Год назад

@@fatbikefarm Sounds like you had an epic adventure - great effort. 2nd City Divide is high on my list of adventures and I will be doing lots of self-procured weekend adventures as well hopefully. I am hoping to do the Loch Ness 360 over the coming weeks as this seems an achievable ride in the winter :)

@vornn7382 5 месяцев назад

what a fantastic adventure, i think i'll have to get on my bike and do the route during the summer. may i ask what bike computer you have? or can you recommend one for someone who doesn't know anything? many thanks. :)

@go_explore 5 месяцев назад

The route is amazing. One of the best bikepacking trips I have done.. You will have an amazing time.. Regarding the computer, I have a Garmin 1030 which has a really long battery life.. All the Garmin computers work similar regarding the interface and how you navigate so should be straight forward to use...

@jasonsexploits9340 Год назад

Great video, well edited. Thanks for sharing. With quality content like this you deserve far more subscribers! You’ve added another one here. Keep at it! PS: What bike and tent are you using?

@go_explore Год назад

Cheers Jason. Really appreciate the feedback. The bike is a 3T Exploro Racemax. Really fast gravel bike, great to ride. The tent is a Terra Nova Laser Competition. Super lightweight - less than a KG :)

@jamesridley2499 2 года назад

Planning on doing this later in the summer, thanks for sharing your route, I'm looking forward to it even more now. Interested in your bag set up, could you share which make you are using. TIA

@go_explore 2 года назад

Hi James, Thanks for commenting on my video. I can guarantee you will have a great time. It is an epic route. My bag setup is a combination of Tailfin and Apidura gear. I used the Talifin Aero Pack with two Cargo Cages and 5L Cage Packs. I stored the tent, spare clothes, food, stove, drone etc. in these. On the handlebars I used a Apidura Expedition Handlebar Pack where I stored my sleeping bag and mattress. I also had the Apidura Expedition Accessory Pocket attached to this and I kept things I wanted access to quickly like snacks, a rain jacket. I had a top tube bag and a small frame bag that had stuff like camera equipment and more food. Tools were stored in another cage page mounted under the down tube. I have tried lots of different setups but the Tailfin is the best in my opinion. Lots of capacity and does not move at all when you are riding. Hope that helps and enjoy the Badger :)

@davewatt8840 11 месяцев назад

Still think this is a fabulous video, may I ask what gravel shoes you use? Have a pair if DMT ones at present 👍

@go_explore 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for commenting on my Badger video. Glad you enjoyed. My shoes on this ride were just standard mountain bike shoes. In the early part of the video I wearing some Gore shoes covers.. 👍

@krisp9485 Год назад

great vid, i was planning on riding this on April May time. I have a cross bike or 29er. I was thinking of the 29er for the rough bits any thoughts..?

@go_explore Год назад

Thanks for commenting on my Badger Divide Video. Firstly, it is an epic route and you will have an amazing adventure. Either bike will work and compared to some routes (eg. One of my other videos - Cairngorms Loop) it is pretty much rideable all the way. The decent down Corrieyairack Pass is a little rough but I had no issues on my Gravel Bike. I did have wide 2.5 inch tyres though. The cross bike will work fine but the 29er will give you the extra comfort at the expense of a little speed on the flat sections. Either will work. Enjoy!

@dctbass Год назад

Great video! You seem to have really lucked out with the weather. When exactly did you do the ride? I think VisitScotland would want to steal some of your footage! It looks amazing in the sunshine. I have only ever done road biking and have never been interested in offroad/gravel/bivouacking, but I have to say this route (I have watched a few videos) really intrigues me.

@go_explore Год назад

Thanks for watching and commenting. I did the route in early June. I was so lucky with the weather. I had just the one shower near Fort Augustus and the, rest of the time it was stunning. Like you I'd done lots of road cycling but this route fascinated me as it looked epic. It's fair to say its an amazing journey. The majority of the route is really good gravel so you can really make progress. I liked the balance I got from a night in a bothy, YHA and the wild camp at Loch Drunkie. If you get an opportunity to ride it then you won't be disappointed! 🙂👍

@bobsummers9867 Год назад

Fantastic video, I am planning this at the end of April, is your route still on Komoot, I can't find it, thanks

@go_explore Год назад

Hi Bob, thanks for watching my video. I hope you enjoy your adventure and you are as lucky with the weather as I was. :) I have updated the description and updated the route. You can also access it here: www.plotaroute.com/routecollection/11370

@bobsummers9867 Год назад

@@go_explore Thanks Darren, much appreciated

@Jamfilms45 2 года назад

Hi the Komoot link can’t find your route, any chance of posting it again. Recently did Braemar to Glasgow would like to try your route. Many thanks

@go_explore 2 года назад

Hi there.. Try it now. I had inadvertantly set the visibility to private. Updated to public so you should be able to access it. Braemer to Glasgow sounds great. Do you have a route I could look at? Cheers :)

@tomas7403 Год назад

I thought 25 minutes was going to be long but actually it has become short, nice adventure. I love traveling with my gravel bike but this route seems at times better for a hardtail with front suspension don´t you think?

@go_explore Год назад

Thanks for watching my video and taking the time to comment. I think a mountain would work great and there was a couple of sections that would definitely benefit from the suspension and the lower gearing. However unlike the route on my Cairngorms Loop video there are plenty of compacted gravel (and some tarmac) sections where you can really get speed up so I think a gravel bike just edges it. However the route is amazing so you will have an unbelievable time regardless 🙂

@donaldmackay1872 8 месяцев назад

Well done a great video very detailed a great watch, what is the easiest south to north or north to south?

@go_explore 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.. Glad you enjoyed the video. Great question about the direction. If you go South to North the tougher sections come early (eg. Corrieyarack Pass) so I was glad to get that out of the way early when I was fresh.. However it would be epic North to South but I think the intended direction from South to North would be best. Of course, if you great weather like I did then whatever way it's done, it'll be amazing 😊

@donaldmackay1872 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for that I live in Inverness and south to north seems easier as when I start, I'm going home @@go_explore

@go_explore 8 месяцев назад

Ah right.. In that case it makes total sense and I would do the same.. Whatever way, it will be epic.. Hope you enjoy 👍