"Is treasa tuath na tighearna"​
"The people are mightier than a lord" Highland Land League slogan. [More]

overview

TransScotland occurs on the first full weekend in June​​ each year. 

#transscotland23 details:
  • Start: Sat 3 June 2023, start anytime on the Saturday from Inverness Castle [some riders will start at 10am but feel free to start anytime on the day]
  • End: ​George Square, Glasgow

​​​Key points:
  • The route is from Inverness to Glasgow : ~475km long with ~6,400m of ascent taking in some beautiful west coast riding
  • The trial consists of a start point, 5 checkpoints, and an end point.  You choose the route passing through these checkpoints.
  • Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish using the #TransScotland23 hashtag.

Checkpoints

Chose your own route passing through the following points​​ [note all ferries are allowed]:
  • Start: Inverness Castle: 57.475918, -4.225477
  • CP1: Suidhe viewpoint, 57.15945605311767, -4.564781014561992
  • CP2: End of the road (West end of Loch Arkaig), 56.97151946837232, -5.312549951157686
  • CP3: Corryhully Bothy, 56.903868791138834, -5.429038536588545
  • CP4: Caliach Point (Trig Point, Isle of Mull), 56.60509330753107, -6.322631989176495
  • CP5: Happy Hound Hotel, 55.92689673584104, -4.634453063027769
  • End: George Square, Glasgow: 55.861159, -4.250149

Entry

Step 1​ - book travel/accommodation as per below (most TRC riders will follow this itinerary but by all means do your own thing):
  1. Book train with bike reservation to Inverness
  2. Book a bed in SYHA Inverness, if required
  3. ​Book a bed in SYHA Glasgow (if required) and a train with bike reservation from Glasgow sometime Monday morning (advisable to book Monday off work for travel/recovery)
​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:
  1. Fill in the Trials Contact Form - link available on the Trials page (same form for all standard TRC trials; no signup, no results)
  2. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member and sign-up to the event on Strava - ​here​
  3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland23

Results

Rider CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 CP5 Total
  • TransScotland22: full results
  • TransScotland21 title holders: Robert Webb (24H 14M) & Kirsten Cluley (31H 00M) - full results
  • TransScotland20 title holder: COVID-19
  • TransScotland19 title holders: Christine Campbell & Colin Addison (56H 17M) - full results
  • TransScotland18 title holder: Niall Campbell (22H 53M) - full results
  • TransScotland17 title holder: Fraser MacBeath (26H 29M) - full results