GlenDURO

Format

GlenDURO is an 160km mixed on and off road loop hopping between the glens surrounding Loch Ness. It is held in mid May each year.

The route is made up of sections of the South Loch Ness Trail and lesser known drover roads kindly brought into the 21st century by local estates and windfarm giants. Expect some varied surfaces from smooth asphalt (~60km in total), some techy singletrack and some fast and furious gravel descents…and ascents... We will reach a height of 560m so be prepared for any type of weather. Pack sensibly. This is Scotland after all.

#GlenDURO20 will run on Saturday 16 May 2020:

Start: 10am from Velocity Cafe, Inverness, IV2 3NF (riders we'll be in there from at 9am for coffee)
End: early evening at the Black Isle Bar, Inverness, IV1 1EN for drinks/food

Potential café stops at Foyers, Fort Augustus and Beauly to keep you fuelled as required.

The ride will be run in XDURO format - 5 timed segments comprised of gravel and road. Lots of time for socialising in the non-timed bits.

Rider with the lowest aggregate time over the segments 'wins'*.
*There are no entry fees, no prizes, and there is no support. You are entirely responsible for your own actions, only turn up to ride if you are comfortable with this (see Rules for more details).

What bike shall I ride?
You'd ideally ride this on a gravel/adventure/cyclocross bike with ~min 35mm tyres or a XC MTB if you're opting for comfort over speed. As a guide, our man on the ground ran Schwalbe 38mm G-One Allround tyres during the recce ride they were spot on.

Route

160km and 2500m of climbing of mixed on and off road loop hopping between the glens surrounding Loch Ness.

Actual route and segments to be released in May.

Entry

Join The Racing Collective club on Strava
Click "I'm in" on the Strava event - here
Star each segment so they appear in Strava
Download the route to your GPS device
Post some photos of you and your rig before/during/after using #GlenDURO20

Results

2019: #glenduro19 results

#GlenDURO20 feed