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overview

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

#transscotland19 details:
​​Key points:
  • The route is from Inverness to Glasgow: ~700km long with ~9000m of ascent via 6 checkpoints (all post boxes or telephone boxes).  This is one for the route planning junkies​ as there some BIG choices to make regarding route and surface.
  • The trial consists of a start point, 6 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
  • Mandatory parcours: from Inverness to Dingwall along Sustrans route 1
  • CP1: Telephone box and post box (The Craigs); 57.881628, -4.576174
  • CP2: Torridon telephone box: 57.549351, -5.515973​
  • CP3: Applecross Inn (kudos to those who find and post the lat/long of the post box near there): 57.432745, -5.816003
  • CP4: Arnisdale post office: 57.134483, -5.569177
  • CP5: Dalavich post office: 56.263314, -5.280957
  • CP6: Brisbane street post office (Greenock): 55.949831, -4.768082 [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
Debrief: Trans-Europe Cafe: ​55.856292, -4.245473

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 Monday morning
  3. ​Book a bed in YHA Glasgow
  4. Advisable to book Monday off work for travel/recovery
​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:
  1. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member
  2. Sign-up to the event on Strava - here
  3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland19

Results


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

Twitter feed: #transscotland19
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