Nothing Beats Perfect Cairngorms Singletrack! Lairig Ghru MTB Descent

Welcome to the incredible Lairig Ghru mtb descent, and incredible piece of Cairngorm singletrack found near Aviemore.

I genuinely think mountain bikers of all experience could find enjoyment on the Lairig Ghru pass. It captures the essence of natural Cairngorm singletrack in a short and accessible ride. If you are trying to find the courage to head out on your first Scottish adventure then this would be a great warmup. Also, being near Aviemore, it places you in a great location to do more exploring.

If you are new to my videos then expect to see high quality riding vlogs shot in the same style as McTrail Rider and BKXC. I try to travel to the best MTB locations in Scotland finding you the best mountain biking trails to ride, enjoy and explore.

The video was shot on a GoPro Hero 10 mounted on the chin of an Endura MT500 helmet using a R3Pro mount.

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[jimbobjamber]

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Jamie,
Thanks for the blast from the past!! Stayed at Rothiemurchus Lodge in the early 90s.
Was up in the Cairngorms skiing on that occasion and it's what started my love for northern Scotland. Truely a magical place!
And great riding too!!

[donniemiller]

As always: great riding and route planning inspiration. Thanks🙌🙌

[MindfulTrailBiker]

Setting the standard as usual Sir! great Job! 🙌

[MrAndrew]

Great trial and video Jamie, I did this in June in the mid-summer rain. It's still mega even when it's wet. 👌

[leilaevans]

This is our back yard so I'm biased, but couldn't agree more - such a fun descent! Great video as always! And yeh, some of those sections after the lodge just suck!

[rhettetherington]

Looks a great descent. Worth the bit of pushing. Great video as always 👍

[Clarkyboy]

Great decent, I rode it as part of a bigger loop that took in the Chalamane gap and a horrible boulder field. But that part you did is sublime

[RicardoPetrazzi]

Excellent work with this video Jamie....just brilliant production quality that puts some mainstream stuff to shame. Loved the trails and the riding as well. 😎🤘👍

[MacRaceyMTB]

The Largig Ghru is epic! Done it a few years back, really enjoyed it, such a beautiful part of Scotland is the cairngorms. Rode it a lot better than I did back then! Great edit too man, some lovely drone shots!

[postalteammtb]

Another nice video mate. Drone footage works so well especially with scenery like that. Ive done that decent on my fat bike before was great fun and also camped at loch morloch.

Not done the lollipop loop yet but thats on the to do list for next year now.

As always well done.

[pmacfto]

Great edit here, loved the stop/start bit in time with the drum breaks in the intro and the footage of the climb and the foliage all adds to setting the scene. Fantastic descent too. Added to the list :D

[jodieburnside]

Amazing video. I’m kind of a beginner but heading to have a look at this on Friday as I live local ❤

[TrailTrackerSwitzerland]

Good stuff Jamie. Always good to see somewhere a little different, and nice to hear that you were enjoying the rocks 😉- We'll have you fully converted one day 😂

[bigstoozeradventures]

Absolutely brilliant. I must get myself up there and do this. Top video. Cheers. Stoozer.

[jamesmcareavey]

You've just done two of my favourite rides in the whole country. Love the Lairig Ghru and love Torridon. Different scales of course, but both massive fun. BTW, try the estate road into the Achnashellich descent next time. Far less hike a bike.

[garyalexander]

Contemplated coming here last time I was up in Aviemore but ended up exploring different bits of the Badaguish trails instead, never had enough time for both, will have to reconsider next time I am in the area, nice mix of trail terrain noticed connects to the bigger Lairig Ghru trail behind it. Excellent video, hanks for sharing Jamie! 😁🤙

[TuckRob]

It's a great little trail and can be mixed into longer rides but probably best approached from Rothiemurchus Lodge. Just don't ride to the lodge by the path on the north side of Castle Hill. Not a good experience pushing a bike through that. Jamie, can I ask what you do with your controller for the drone when you have it tracking you? I have the same drone but haven't got a good solution to putting the controller somewhere where the buttons don't get accidentally knocked - such as putting in a back pack.