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The GuardianOct 7

‘It’s hard to imagine the fires of July’: a bike ride through the Cairngorms in Scotland

Wildfires raged through the national park this summer, but much of the landscape remains untouched – and autumn is the perfect time to go In the Cairngorms national park, the bracken is changing from dark green to russet and umber. Birch leaves are lined with gold, while the Scots pines remain proudly green. Autumn is arriving with a little sigh of relief here, after a summer few will forget. T…

allows bikes to be booked on board

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  • Ember busPlaceallows bikes to be booked on board
  • Elsewhere
  • Legendary RidesPlaceCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomoffers self-guided tours and bikepacking trips
  • Bikepacking ScotlandPlaceCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomfounder helped develop the routes
  • Loch GartenSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomwhere ospreys nest in spring and summer
  • Arbor NethyHotelNethy Bridge, United Kingdomself-catering business beside the forest
  • Abernethy forestSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomecologically rich, filled with ancient Caledonian pine trees
  • Speyside WayTrailCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomfollowing the river through woods and farmland
  • Glenlivet DistillerySightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomlocated in whisky country
  • Hotel SquareHotelTomintoul, United Kingdomlocated in Tomintoul
  • CorgarffSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdoma white fortress on the crest of a hill
  • Cairngorm BothiesHotelCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomoff-grid cabins surrounded by Scots pines
  • Burn O’VatSightMuir of Dinnet, United Kingdoma huge glacial pothole
  • The BothyCaféBallater, United Kingdomstop for coffee and morning rolls
  • Loch MuickSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomlocated through the Balmoral estate
  • Balmoral estateSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomcontains Loch Muick
  • Capel MounthTrailCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomlong, winding ascent with rougher riding
  • Glen ClovaSightCairngorms National Park, United Kingdomgentle undulating roads follow ascent
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