"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 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.
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
Invite your mates and share on social media using #transscotland21
Results
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