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

overview

TransScotland normally occurs on the first full weekend in June​​ each year, but due to COVID-19 this has been rescheduled for July in 2021 as per below.

#transscotland21 details:
  • As some restrictions are still in place, please follow our COVID-19 guidance
  • Start: Sat 17 July 2021, start anytime on the Saturday from Inverness Castle [originally due to start at 10am, due to COVID-19 restrictions we do not want a large group of cyclists at the start so please start anytime on Saturday, elapsed time will be taken from the timestamp of your starting photo]
  • End: ​George Square, 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 using the #TransScotland21 hashtag.

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

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 train with bike reservation from Glasgow sometime Monday morning
  4. ​Book a bed in SYHA Glasgow, if required
  5. Advisable to book Monday off work for travel/recovery
​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:
  1. Fill in the 2021 Trials Contact Form (same form for all standard TRC trials)
  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 #transscotland21

Results

Rider CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 END
TransScotland20 title holder: COVID-19
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
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