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@Scrabble
Yeah, but its the great benefit of the sleeper. Without it, Aviemore is a flipping long way away. With it, provided you sleep ok it's not that different to any other decent weekend in the saddle. You could easily do a two day trip aiming to go from Blair Athol to Aviemore. We covered bugger all ground compared to what many could thrash out.
The route was loosely based on sections covered by the Cairngorms Loop, a mental double circuit unsupported mountain bike race. Pick bits of that and go riding. If you take a seat up there and cabin back you're looking at about £180 return. Factor in free accommodation in the bothies and that's not bad weekend away. The lack of pub opportunities also keeps the cost down!
Also, there is nothing quite sitting in the monday morning meeting sharing your weekend pics and stories as everyone else laments that they only went to a three year olds birthday and did the big shop at tescos.