Overview
Summary
Our Southern Upland coast to coast mountain biking holiday is a pioneering route across one of the widest and wildest parts of Scotland. Starting at the wind-swept cliffs of Portpatrick on the Irish Sea coast, our epic long distance mountain bike route ends at Pease Bay overlooking the North Sea, almost 250 miles away!
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This amazing mountain biking tour leads the intrepid cyclist on an adventurous coast to coast crossing of the Southern Uplands through stunning, remote wilderness rarely seen by mountain bikers. Take on the mountain biking journey of a lifetime along the Southern Upland Way and experience real wilderness mountain biking in Southern Scotland. Contact us to start planning your amazing mountain biking holiday and take a ride on the wild side!
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What's included
Availability
Your biking holiday can be organised on any dates between April and September for groups of two or more people. Choose your preferred dates and contact us to start planning your Scottish mountain biking holiday now.
Trip options
6 days / 7 nights (per person)
Prices
6 days / 7 nights (per person)
- We can accommodate groups of any size. If you have a group of 3 people or more than 8 people please contact us for the best price.
- We use fantastic, tried and tested accommodation but more luxurious upgrades are available in some locations for a supplement
- Single occupancy rooms are available for a supplement
- Bunkhouse options are available in some locations if you wish to reduce the price
- We can add or remove extra accommodation, change transport arrangements or add any other extras you might need
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We really had the most amazing time with you in Scotland, and you, as our guide, exceeded all expectations. Truly! The attention to detail, the excellent maps and itineraries and accomodations -- it was all just perfect. And we really felt that we just totally lucked out in finding someone we'd actually want to hang out with, biking trip or no.