Afternoon all
My self and a mate are riding the Cairngorms loop again this year and are planning on starting Sunday 29th April from Blair Atholl again as per last year. Last year we stayed at B+b in Blair so we're lucky enough to be able to leave car there while away riding , but this year we aren't planning on b+b accommodation so looking for somewhere safe-ish to leave a car while we are riding for few days , does anyone have any recommendations please by any chance ?

Cheers

On last September's group start several people left their cars in the car park at the start point with no problem. We were camping on the (very posh) campsite so could leave our car there.

I left mine right in front of the station for 2.5 days last May - no issues (but not sure if this was luck based), seems a safe area to me.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.76591 ... 6656?hl=en

99percentchimp wrote:I left mine right in front of the station for 2.5 days last May - no issues (but not sure if this was luck based), seems a safe area to me.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.76591 ... 6656?hl=en

I also left mine in front of the station for three days without problem.

Splendid thanks chaps we were contemplating booking the Sunday night at the campsite anyway before starting the ride Monday morning so will see if we can leave the motor there hopefully

Cheers guys

All of the above but I tend to park mine by the chippy just up from the station - in full view of the main road so maybe less likely to get mucked around with (although this would be a rare occurrence)

htrider wrote:All of the above but I tend to park mine by the chippy just up from the station - in full view of the main road so maybe less likely to get mucked around with (although this would be a rare occurrence)

Yep, I've done that too. Much easier to park it closer to the finish than the start, especially when you arrive back in the dark, broken...

Anybody know if there are plans for a group start this spring, or is that just a silly idea?

http://www.cairngormsloop.net/groupride.html

Get your name down....

WRT for me - too far to travel and find conditions are 'sub-optimal' - like I did in 2016!

Might have a go in September, but planning a gentler tour in May, to recce those 'indistinct' bits of the route that weather erosion has altered.

I left mine for a night at the station, too. It was still there!