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Route
03} Loch an Eilein & Loch Morlich
02} The Bothy & Moor of Feshie
01} Loch an Eilein & variations
04} Inverdruie - Auchlean & Feshiebridge
05} Glen Einich
06} Feshie Bridge to Glen Feshie
07} Feshiebridge - Drumguish - Uath Lochan
08} Loch Garten - Loch Pityoulish, Tulloch Moor
09-10} Lower Dell - Forest Lodge Rides
11} Nethy Bridge - Loch a Chnuic - Lurg
12} Lower Dell - Forest Lodge - Ryvoan Bothy
13-15} Nethy Bridge local short rides
16} Loch Morlich - Ryvoan Pass - An Sluggan
17} Nethy Bridge - Ryvoan Pass - Coylumbridge
18} Tomintoul, Glen Avon & Glen Builg
19-20} Tomatin - Strathdearn & Coignafearn
21} Strathdearn - Strath Nairn
22} Dulsie Bridge
23} Glen Tromie
24} Carrbridge - Slochd
25} Dalwhinnie, Loch Ericht, Ben Alder Lodge
26} Coylumbridge, Inverdruie & Glenmore Forest
27} Loch Ruthven & Loch Ness
Notes/Comments
Off-road, 12 - 15 miles
Mixed terrain, some single track, 10 - 15 miles
Mainly off-road - short ride of less than 10 miles.
Road ride 20 miles - Updated July 2010
Off-road, wild - 15 miles - Updated July 2010
Mixed terrain, West side of the glen - 18 miles or so
Road ride, 18-20 miles
Mainly off-road, 14 miles - updated July 2010
Mainly off-road with tough bits - about 15 miles
Mixed terrain, forest trails & roads, variable mileage
Mixed terrain, tough in places, 20 - 25 miles
Mixed terrain, tough in places, 20 - 25 miles
Off road, tough in places, approx 20 miles
Mixed terrain or off-road, 12 - 20 miles
Road ride, tough-ish.  20 miles approx
Road ride, 12 or 20 miles.
Mixed terrain, mainly road - easy, 20 - 25 miles
Mixed terrain - 16 miles approx
Off-road, 16 miles or more
Off road - 17 miles - updated July 2010 
Road ride - 26 miles
Mixed terrain - 18- 28 miles - updated July 2010
Two similar rides, mixed terrain - 10-15 miles
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Updated July 2010 - new route & other updates
The Cairngorms area is simply the best place in the world and we aim to live there as soon as possible. 
 
There is so much biking (and walking) we've had to pick some of our favourites, with variations, to give you a good taster before you invent your own routes.

Distances for these rides are difficult to work out because you can start at different points etc.  The best way we can do this is to offer the mileages as best we can and point out any rides that are tough ones, in terms of distance or terrain. 
 
As with all our rides, we're not extremists so anyone should be able to do these half or full day rides.
 
A few of the rides in this section aren't in the Cairngorms & will require you to drive out to the start points, but they're within an hour or so of Nethy Bridge or Aviemore and we think that they're worth it.
We will add more rides based from Braemar & other surrounding areas in the future.
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28} Strathconon near Inverness
Road ride - 26 miles plus - NEW July 2010