Ride Information
START: Tobermory harbour, PA75 6PR, 56.623581, -6.062506
FINISH: Tomsleibhe bothy, PA65 6BA, 56.466681, -5.869218
DISTANCE: 30 miles/40.2km (43.3 miles/61.5km returning via glen path and A649 to Craignure ferry terminal)
ASCENT: 2194ft/669m
OFF-ROAD: 80% (60% with Craignure extension)
TERRAIN: Forest paths, firm doubletrack and fireroads through the glen. A sharp climb out of Tobermory and fast descent into Salen then flat through the glen until the final ramp to the bothy.
NAVIGATION: Fairly easy. Look out for the forest trail on the right at the treeline as you leave Tobermory; the track south from Glengorm castle is also unsigned. The Glenforsa estate is well signposted, though you’ll need to go through a gate marked ‘no entry’ to get to the bothy, to which access is permitted. Don’t cross the Forsa river by the footbridge, but use the stepping stones 1,500m further up the path. OS Landrangers 47 and 49 would be useful.
The Mishnish, Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6NT, 01688 302500, www.themishnish.co.uk Dervaig Hostel, Dervaig Village Hall, Dervaig, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6QN, 01688 400491, www.mull-hostel-dervaig.co.uk Tobermory Bakery and Coffee Shop, Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6NU
Eat & Drink
The Bellachroy, Dervaig, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6QW, 01688 400314, www.thebellachroy.co.ukSleep
Tobermory Campsite, Newdale Cottage, Dervaig Road, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6QF, 01688 302624, www.tobermory-campsite.co.uk
Tomsleibhe bothy, 56.466681, -5.869218Provisions
Browns (for bike parts and hire), 21 Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Argyll PA75 6NX, 01688 302020, www.brownstobermory.co.uk