TransScotland

"Èisd ri gaoth nam beann gus an traogh na h-uisgeachan."

"Listen to the wind upon the hill till the waters abate." Gaelic Proverb

overview

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

#transscotland20 details:

Start: Sat 6 June 2020, 10.00am start at Inverness Castle (meet in Velocity Bike Cafe for a coffee beforehand)
End: George Square, Glasgow
Debrief: Sun 7 June 2020, 8pm Drygate Bar & Kitchen in Glasgow

Key points:

The route is from Inverness to Glasgow : ~540km long with ~5,800m of ascent via 4 iconic checkpoints (all castles) passing through Cairngorm NP and the Nevis Range
The trial consists of a start point, 4 checkpoints, and an end point. You chose the route passing through these checkpoints.
Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish.

Checkpoints

Chose your own route passing through the following points:

Start: Inverness Castle: 57.475918, -4.225477
CP1: Braemar Castle: 57.014296, -3.390297
CP2: Old Inverlochy Castle: 56.832064, -5.081996
CP3: Inveraray Castle: 56.236236, -5.075660 [note the A82 from Glencoe to Bridge of Orchy to get to CP3 is very busy, the road running next to Loch Linnhe is better]
CP4: Newark Castle: 55.934187, -4.677643 [ferries are allowed as long as they run perpendicular to the coast i.e. you are crossing a strait]
End: George Square, Glasgow: 55.861159, -4.250149

Results: Drygate Bar & Kitchen (Glasgow)

Entry

Step 1 - book travel/accommodation as per below (most TRC riders will follow this itinerary but by all means do your own thing):

Book train with bike reservation to Inverness
Book a bed in SYHA Inverness, if required
Book train with bike reservation from Glasgow sometime Monday morning
Book a bed in SYHA Glasgow, if required
Advisable to book Monday off work for travel/recovery

Step 2 - enter the trial:

Join our club on Strava if not already a member
Sign-up to the event on Strava - here
Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland20

Results

TransScotland19 title holder: Christine Campbell and Colin Addison (56h17m) - full results
TransScotland18 title holder: Niall Campbell (22h53m) - full results
TransScotland17 title holder: Fraser MacBeath (26h29m) - full results

Feed: #transscotland20