Today I walked up Ben Narnain, near Arrochar in Scotland. I had my dinner at the top (in a cloud) then rode down as much as I possibly could.
Probably less than 50% was rideable because there were a few bits of scrambling and several rock staircases. Not too many UPDs but plenty of unrideable gaps and drops which I didn’t even try!
I learned a lot about rolling hops to clear obstacles though. I was jumping over stuff like this and maintaining my speed. I used to slow down and ‘gap’ things from a still stand but speed is much more fun! This is the 26er spanning one of the many drainage gullies which cross the path:
There were a few great sections where the flow was really good and I didn’t need to dismount for ages. The best of these coincided with overtaking the last few walkers still on the hill. I nailed it; everyone was happy (especially me)!
At the bottom some walkers I’d seen earlier were trying to hitch a lift. I dropped them to the nearest town with a pub and a train station. A great day!
