Tips reg Cairngorm Loop

[MynameisCasper]

Last year I did the Coast 2 Coast (St. Bees - Robin Hoods bay) in the UK and during that trip a new idea emerged...

I am thinking of doing the Cairngorm Loop(300km) and extend it a bit to visit the Dalwhinnie Distillery and the Royal Lochnagar Distillery. I am not competing and we'll be doing it purely for fun and the scenery and hopefully some technical riding.

Does anyone happen to know what the riding is like compared to the C2C? Is it more technical? What would be the best time to do this? How can I avoid midgies?

All tips are welcome

 

[jimo746]

Maybe a good idea to ask this in the MacRetro area forum as well.
I'm not overly familiar with that route, but I would expect it to be at least as technical as the C2C you mentioned, if not more so.
Personally I would suggest riding it in the summer, you'll still see snow on the tops of the mountains even then. Midgies shouldn't be a problem really, they like to pester tourists on the West coast instead