"Everyman dies but not everyman really lives" ahem Mel Gibson, Braveheart

overview

​TransScotland occurs each year on the first full weekend in June​​.  #transscotland18 details: ​​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.​​
  • ​Get your transport/accommodation booked now

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: Trans-Europe Café (Glasgow): ​55.856210, -4.245531

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 sleeper train with bike reservation to Inverness to arrive on Saturday morning
  2. Book train with bike reservation from Glasgow sometime after breakfast on Monday
  3. ​Book a bed in YHA Glasgow
  4. Book Monday off work
​Step 2 - ​enter the race:
  1. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member
  2. Sign-up to the event on ​Strava
  3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland18 - we strive for a 50:50 male-female split so put extra effort into encouraging women to join in

Results


TransScotland18 title holder: Niall Campbell (22h53m) - full results
TransScotland17 title holder: Fraser MacBeath (26h29m) - full results

Twitter feed: #transscotland18
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