Start: Dingwall
Date: Friday 7 June 2024
Time : 22:00
For those interested, start with an Indian meal from 8pm and meet some of the other riders in a relaxed environment.
It’s a ride into the remote and stunning northwest corner of Scotland passing through desolate Sutherland on the way. The ride heads up the coast from the start in Dingwall through Easter Ross to Helmsdale before turning inland for an early hours saunter through Scotland’s Klondike (spot Baile an Or where there was a Victorian Gold Rush) to Kildonan Village Hall for some nourishment & 40 winks. Continue through Sutherland passing some of the clearance villages where local Gaelic communities were brutally cleared from the land during the Highland Clearances some 250 years ago, to join the NC500 tourist route west along the north coast towards Cape Wrath and tack around Loch Eribol (or Loch ‘Orrible for those who’ve ridden round it in challenging windy conditions) before heading south through the stunning scenery of Assynt towards Ullapool. After some much needed rest and refreshment the route heads back across the watershed to the east coast and the arrivée in Dingwall. Coasts, hills, wind, stunning scenery and a bunch of friendly and helpful volunteers guaranteed!
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Steve Abraham’s twitter feed: “I’ve just finished the Hellfire Corner 400, great ride”
“It was so well organised –I didn’t realise we would be so well fed along the route”
“Thank YOU very much for organising such an amazing event”
“You, and the crew, made us feel welcome, encouraged and supported us through the ride, gave us tips, tea and cake, etc… Post office and sailing club stops, who knew” 😊
“Thanks to you and the team for the absolutely fantastic ride”
“the food was all super, great home baking”
“Thanks so much to you and the team for putting this event on. I thoroughly enjoyed it”
“All the controls were great and everyone very helpful and friendly, special thanks to the guys at Ullapool as most of us were pretty shattered at that point”
“I found myself so lost in the views that I barely noticed the climbing”
“I saw some of the most beautiful parts of Scotland I’ve ever seen”
“I will be back, for sure”
“Thanks for such a well organised ride. You guys were all lovely, we all felt very looked after”
“Give a massive thanks to the Sailing Club for their services in Ullapool (The beans on toast was a massive boost)”
“It’s so nice to have a friendly face and a plate of food to greet you when you’re knackered and your brain’s stopped working properly”
“Thank you so much for putting on a great event and a huge thank you to all of the helpers at the controls”
“Kenny at Scourie sorted out all sorts of hiccups for my friend”
“The organisation of controls fitting our needs in such a remote area was fantastic and I’m sure it played no small part in there being no DNF’s”.
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