Beinn Bhuide - query about using a Bike ?

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Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk
7Km if it's possible !

I don't think there's any problem with cycling, I've never heard any objections. I'd stick to the
east side of the glen for the first section, which is a properly surfaced road. There could be
problems getting through the gravel pit on the other side with a bike, ISTR it was awkward on foot.

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Duncan Gray

homepage - www.duncolm.co.uk also www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk The Mountaineering Council
of Scotland

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Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk
7Km if it's possible ! TIA Tom

If you mean Beinn Bhuidhe at Cairndow (there is another with slightly diff spelling) its no problem
to cycle, I've done it before. Its actually a good walk if you climb onto the ridge past the power
station and go via Beinn Chas. longer and sweatier but good.

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Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk 7Km
if it's possible ! TIA Tom

Did the route last year. And yes, I too cycled from the head of Loch Fine - on the tarmac road to
the south east of the river and then across to the north west side before Glenfyne Lodge and locked
my bike against the fence at Inverchorachan. Don't be fooled by the suggestion in the SMC Munro book
that the stream at the back of the house is a 'small stream which tumbles down the hillside'. It is
not so small and has some interesting waterfalls higher up. The hill is nowhere as near
uninteresting as some of the books imply.

--
Martin Richardson
216/284 Munros (34/34 'Furths'😉
217/89 Donalds 389/1552 Marilyns 439/439 Nuttalls

No problem cycling in and it's an easy route. There are quite a few houses in the glen so the road
is good, becoming a track only for the last 2 or 3 kilometres. Follow Duncan's route along the east
side (i.e., the surfaced road). The bike will certainly save a bit of time: according to my diary,
the round trip took five hours.

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Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk
7Km if it's possible !

I don't think there's any problem with cycling, I've never heard any objections. I'd stick to
the east side of the glen for the first section, which is a properly surfaced road. There could
be problems getting through the gravel pit on the other side with a bike, ISTR it was awkward
on foot.

--
Duncan Gray

homepage - www.duncolm.co.uk also www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk The Mountaineering Council of
Scotland

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk
7Km if it's possible !

I don't think there's any problem with cycling, I've never heard any objections. I'd stick to
the east side of the glen for the first section, which is a properly surfaced road. There could
be problems getting through the gravel pit on the other side with a bike, ISTR it was awkward
on foot.

I've read in at least one published text that cycling on the private road is permitted. Vehicles
allowed only on "official business".

Thanks for the replies, yes I spelt it wrong - Beinn Bhuidhe - I'm hoping to be up there Wednesday
morning ta Tom

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Quoted message said:

Anyone know if it's okay to cycle up the private road from Glen Fyne? I'd rather cyle than walk
7Km if it's possible ! TIA Tom

Did the route last year. And yes, I too cycled from the head of Loch Fine - on the tarmac road to
the south east of the river and then across to the north west side before Glenfyne Lodge and
locked my bike against the fence at Inverchorachan. Don't be fooled by the suggestion in the SMC
Munro book that the stream at the back of the house is a 'small stream which tumbles down the
hillside'. It is not so small and has some interesting waterfalls higher up. The hill is nowhere
as near uninteresting as some of the books imply.

--
Martin Richardson
216/284 Munros (34/34 'Furths'😉
27/89 Donalds 389/1552 Marilyns 439/439 Nuttalls

Martin Richardson wrote

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The hill is nowhere as near uninteresting as some of the books imply.

For added interest, try a direct ascent of the steep face immediately S of the summit by some
diagonal grassy rakes. For the descent, it is worth visting the unnamed 901m top and descending its
E ridge until an obvious shelf/rake leads leftwards into Coire Dubh. Follow the Allt a Mhuillin down
to meet the track about half a mile N of Inverchorachan.