Routes

Ride Guides

Detailed guides are provided for any rider using these routes. These include:

  • Day-by-day route descriptions
  • Tips and advice about travel, access rights, places to stay etc
  • Nature notes about what to look out for
  • And loads of other stuff
If you’re planning an independent Roam Free ride, we’ll ask for a donation for the guide, if you can afford it. Please contact us on roamscotland@gmail.com

Track Quality

Routes are colour coded for gravel bike riding:

  • Blue = tarmac road
  • Red = generally rideable stable surface
  • Black = generally uneven rough surface, or grassy/muddy
  • Green = yet to be tested

Route Recipes

Designed for gravel bikes, mostly red quality tracks and wee roads. Each day has a more challenging route and one with less distance, climbing and off-road:

Rugged route:

  •  80-120km/day
  • 800-2000m climbing/day
  • 35-55% off-road

Rolling route:

  •  60-90km/day
  •  500-1200m climbing/day
  • 25-45% off-road