Quote from PenStuart on 2 April 2025, 22:11

This ride is GRAVEL.

Meet at Inverness Botanics in time for a 9:00 departure. Start location is ///elder.spends.yours in What3Words in case anyone is unfamiliar.

Parking is available at Inverness Leisure for those driving to the start, if you’re cycling and intend on staying for a coffee at the end please make sure you bring a lock for your bike.

https://www.strava.com/routes/3244039751586808784

Planned route is out to Dores, looping back through the woods along Scaniport then climbing up to the top of the Essich hill via Drumassie with the option of then heading on to Bunachton before dropping back down Essich. The route is longer than 30km but there are plenty of options to cut off along the way.  Nothing overly technical, certainly climby in patches, would be suitable for anyone so long as your bike is suitable for off-road riding.  E-bikes are entirely welcome/encouraged but they should be suitable for gravel tracks/off-road.

Please come prepared with appropriate kit, tools & spares.  At the moment the weather is looking okay!

Please post below if you are coming. Any questions let me know.

Thanks

Pen

Club 30 is intended to be a short-ish gravel (30km) or road (30 miles) ride with the aim of it finishing by about 11.30/12.00.  The whole idea is to provide a fun, social ride on a Saturday, with an optional cafe stop at the end for anyone who wants one – think playing on your bike as a kid and having a laugh followed by cake!  It will start and finish at the coffee stop so start points will vary depending on the route and routes will vary between gravel and road (often gravel because there’s more variety closer to the city at the 30 distance).  This is particularly suited to club members who might be returning after injury or illness and need a no pressure entry back into it or for folk who just can’t commit to the longer Saturday rides but still want to have a quick blast.