An Turas Mor Sportiva 21

An Turas Mor is Scottish Gaelic for the ‘Long Trail’

Riders are asking the question how fast can the 354 mile trail from Glasgow through the heart of the Highlands to Cape Wrath – the very wild and remote north west tip of mainland Scotland – be ridden.

Obscura Mondo Cycle Club (OMCC) who developed the trail are hosting the first annual Cyclo-Sportive event this September 2021 to answer this question – how fast can this trail be ridden?

The event is a timed unsupported journey. In participating you are not competing against other riders, rather you are targeting your own personal goals, testing your fitness, the quality of your equipment and ability to travel in a self-sustained way on a bicycle.

Although not particularly technical the trail has 56,000 feet of ascent and descent on a mix of off-road, backcountry trails, is rideable throughout, often in wild and remote upland areas and should only be undertaken by those skilled and fit enough to safely travel on a self-sustained bicycle journey in such environments.