Off-Road near Lochearnhead

[electric_monk]

I am heading over to Lochearnhead at the beginning of May with some work colleagues on the bike, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any Forest type tracks or trails in the area.
Everyone else is on road bikes and I just fancy sonething a bit different for a few hours.
Nothing too tricky as I will be on my own on Tourance tyres on a 1990 100GS that needs to get me back to Dublin afterwards.

cheers
steve

 

[AndyT]

I am heading over to Lochearnhead at the beginning of May with some work colleagues on the bike, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any Forest type tracks or trails in the area.
Everyone else is on road bikes and I just fancy sonething a bit different for a few hours.
Nothing too tricky as I will be on my own on Tourance tyres on a 1990 100GS that needs to get me back to Dublin afterwards.

cheers
steve

I don't know of anything myself but I'm sure a quick bimble down some lanes wouldn't go amiss - especially if your gps sends you down them

AndyT

 

[wully]

Take an OS map of the area- there will be miles of forestry tacks around and Tourances will cope just fine.

Tip- if the track looks recently used -watch out for feckin great logging trucks coming round blind bends there is usually NO run off.

 

[Andy Davies]

You won't get your bike on it but if you've got time for a walk, leg it along the old railway track up Glen Ogle (National Cycle route 7). If you're fit, go from Balquidder to Glen Ogle head. It's a view of the glen you won't forget!

If you can, try and find a copy of the film 'Geordie', one of the locations was around there!

Andy

 

[Posh Pete]

Geordie!!!!

I thought I was the only person old enough to remember that film!onyack

 

[Andy Davies]

I thought I was the only person old enough to remember that film!onyack

...introducing Paul Young too!

Andy

 

[Andy Davies]

...introducing Paul Young too!

Andy

..........and he happens to be in the 'Afternoon Play' now on radio 4

 

[Uinneag]

His fishing programme was better than his music career IMHO

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