Three plans, one easy, one middle, one hard.
Friday evening, 18 June. Leave your car at Connel or get the train there, it is at the mouth of Loch Etive (NM913342). Cycle to Cadderlie bothy (NN046370) which is 13 miles away along the North shore of Loch Etive and stay the night.
Hard-
Saturday 19. Do a 140 mile circuit (9,250 feet of climbing) as fast as you can by going along Loch Etive north shore, follow the River Etive to the Kings House Hotel (NN259546) on the West Highland Way, head south on the WHW over Rannoch Moor to Victoria Bridge (NN270422), head west following the Abhainn Shira to Loch Dochard (NN213417), continue west over the watershed and drop into Glen Kingless following it to Loch Etive south shore. Head west to Taynuilt and pick up the NCN route 78 at NN003309 and follow it to Oban (NM857302), continue north on NCN78 then east to Connnel, finish with a clockwise circuit of Loch Etive.
Middle-
Do the above over Saturday and Sunday and bivi out somewhere, 70 miles each day.
Easy-
Do 87 miles from the bothy to Connnel over Saturday and Sunday and bivi out somewhere.
The route does not have a lot of climbing, it is on good trails with one small section of bike hike and is 1/3 b roads so I believe it is realistic for a moderatly fit rider to do it in one day.
You do not have to ride as a group, do your own thing.
Cadderlie bothy is quite big but bring a tarp or tent in case the bothy is full.
When stopped midge's will be bad so come prepared, mozi cream, midge net for tarp etc.
Not done a gpx track yet but if you want one then email me at youngray50 at gmail dot com and i will send it out when it's done.
Loch Etive Glen Kinglass 042 by youngray50, on Flickr
Loch Etive Glen Kinglass 026 by youngray50, on Flickr
