Mount Keen

[Mr Panda]

I might have posted this before, in which case here it is again.....

http://www.mtb-routes-scotland.co.uk/mount_keen.htm

or this

http://www.mtb-routes-scotland.co.uk/Gl ... ichean.htm



Possibly an adventurutous alternative to the Ullapool C2C weekend, and only one day required.

 

[Mr Panda]

and as a wee appetizer i've cut'n'pasted this from the route description:

Time - - 2-2.5 hours (Ascent 1 hour 30mins - descent 35 mins) (from Inveresk car park)

Distance - 10 miles (round trip)

Height attained - 700 metres (2300 feet)


return journey looks fun drop 2300 feet in 5 miles in 35 mins

 

[The Ken]

could read as.... outward journey looks hell, climb 2300 feet in 5 miles in 1 hour 35 mins


Mount Keen does sound good, I have walked Glen Doll nearby too, it's a really nice area.

 

[Mr Panda]

could read as.... outward journey looks hell, climb 2300 feet in 5 miles in 1 hour 35 mins


Mount Keen does sound good, I have walked Glen Doll nearby too, it's a really nice area.

no pain, no gain :twisted:

Been avalanched in Glen Doll :shock:

 

[Davedownhill]

Done Mt Keen from the glen tanar side a few times, cracking run from the top with a very scenic ride in. Proper Scottish riding...

 

[therealkw15]

I've walked this donkey's years ago, when doing the ascent of Mount Keen, 'Scotland's most boring Munro'. We spent a while trying to establish which pile of stones on the bleak plain that is the 'top' actually was the top.

It'll be okay on a bike though.

 

[Mr Panda]

Me and a buddy are doing this - probably before end August, Date TBA,

Ony mair?

 

[The Ken]

Wholly depends on dates, but I would like to join in. The new guy from Aberdeenshire might also be interested as it is near him.

 

[zigzag]

Hmmm, this is closer than I thought. Date/baby sitter dependent, yes. About time I did some proper big country stuff.