Heartbreak Ridge: Aberdeenshire Mountain Bike Classic
There are loads of heartbreak ridge (HBR) videos around, and rightly so because it is an Aberdeenshire, or even Scottish mountain biking...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
May 95 min read
FINALE LIGURE: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRAILS
Finale has a reputation for ice cream and aperitifs by the sea but it’s the standard of the infrastructure and trails that make it so great.
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Birse Woods with Tom Hutton MTB
There is a particularly fine runout, perfect I'd say, three quarters of the way down the trail called Scooby Doo in Birse Woods. After a...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Lyne of Skene, Dunecht Estate and Garlogie
This route takes a spectacular ridge line from Westhill with a panorama from Bennachie in the north to Durris in the south. The riding...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Jul 24, 20214 min read
Pitfichie Aberdeen Enduro Series Riders Stage Guide
Pitfichie Riders Guide to the Course
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Macdui Bike Adventures
May 25, 20214 min read
Monymusk, Whitelady Hill, Scare Woods and Bennachie Bike Bothy
This route has a mix of technical riding and shows off the great history in the area. It is written for an intermediate rider on a...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
May 7, 20214 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Primefour, Leuchars Moss and Cullerlie Stone Circle.
This route takes advantage of the short drive out of town. It starts, fittingly, at the Kingswells Park and Ride and follows a rolling...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Apr 17, 20213 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Peterculter, Drum Castle, Gormack and Culter Burns
This route starts in Peterculter and leads into open Aberdeenshire countryside with big skies, a castle, Scots Pine woods and views of...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Getting Back To It: Drops
I've been getting back up to speed after lockdown, bad weather and wet trails, as well as preparing for City Centre Coaching Sessions...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Mar 19, 20215 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Epic Aberdeen Circuit
I posted this first when we were just about to open up from the last lockdown. It was glorious weather and a trails were running well. It...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Bike Adventures in Scottish Winter Wonderland
Like everyone, I have been adapting to unusually wintery riding conditions so far in 2021. I led two groups at New Year on local rides that
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Jan 19, 20212 min read
Mountain bike adventures on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire
The River Dee running through Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire has the highest source of any river in the UK. It springs from the ground, fully...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Seaton Park,Don River Path, Parkhill and Bridge of Don
This route, in the north of the city, follows the Don away from town then cuts cross country on rolling single track. From St Machar...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Jan 8, 20213 min read
Brimmond Hill: Mini-Cairngorm Munro Ride
This ride has all the elements of a big Cairngorm Munro ride on the edge of the city. There are test pieces to practice technical...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Dec 22, 20203 min read
Aberdeen City Rides - Countesswells Loop
This loop keeps you off the beaten track in the popular Countesswells Woods area with some Highland Cattle, a mansion and a dovecot...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Aberdeen City Ride: Kirkhill, St Fergus Chapel, Craibstone Park and Ride
This route has something for everyone - natural trails, a few berms and a Pictish Chapel. The route starts at the Craibstone Park and...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Dec 4, 20203 min read
Banchory Circuit: Crathes Castle, Drumshillock Woods, Brathens Moss and The Dee
This is a cross-country loop around Banchory. I have started the description at the western gate of Crathes Castle because there is...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Full Moon Night Ride for Hogmanay
Clear skies and a full moon will make for great night riding conditions this weekend. And despite all the uncertainty this year, its...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Micro-Adventure : Icy Glen Dee Camp out
After a bag of chips in Aboyne, I arrived at the Linn of Dee carpark at about 7.30 pm. I'm always surprised by the number of cars parked...
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Macdui Bike Adventures
Nov 16, 20203 min read
Aberdeen City Rides: Kincorth Nature Reserve to Clochandighter, Brodie Wood and Tollohill.
This route is an out and back to a high point above Portlethen, with views over the city, the sea and Deeside. It is a ride of two...
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