A very wet ride out to the west. Long push through boggy lands. Soaking feet. Chatted to another biker pushing the opposite way. Think I've figured out the loud creaking noise is my seat post, not my BB as I thought. Weird how bike noises trick you! #biking #scotland

BTG day 9 - last proper day. Best breakfast of the trip. Misty beautiful but damp forest trails in early morning. A climb up a rock pillar ladder for an amazing view over the forest and down into the valleys below. Followed the Elba up to Dresden. #bikepacking #germany #cycling

BTG day 8 - High hills. Riding down and old bobsleigh track. A wild, and quite scary, lightning storm very close by. The first rain of the trip. Continuing to roughly follow the German/Czechia border. Stayed at house of an absolutely crazy man. Pear brandy. #bikepacking #germany #czechia #cycling

BTG day 7 - Czechia border. Maybe favourite day of riding. Crossed the border a few times. More open meadow like ground on the Czechia side. Some interesting buildings and towns. Lots of tough paths and trails. Creepy sculptures in the forest. Ran out of water. #Czechia #bikepacking #cycling

BTG day 6 - climb to a cliff top castle, a gorge, river trails, missing bridges, plenty of pushing. Stopped for evening in a lovely little family hotel with a beer garden. #germany #bikepacking #cycling

BTG day 5 - crazy loud frogs, giant wind turbines, sublime forest trails. Getting hotter every day. Saw a big, rough looking cat slinking though the forest. Wild cat? Wasn't sure about doing this trip solo, but having a great time! #bikepacking #germany #cycling #biking

BTG day 4 - exploring the "murder hole" cave tunnels. A crazy path up a steep hillside. A lot of steep climbs. Some great gravel tracks through the forest and over hill tops. Ended in the lovely town of Ellwangen. #bikepacking #germany #cycling #biking

Riding the BTG day 3- a great view of the Zeller Horn. Lots of forest paths and gravel. Lots of steep climbs and decents through the forest. One crazy path down and mountain. Finishing in the beautiful town of Bad Boll. #bikepacking #cycling #germany

Riding the BTG day 2. Schaffhausen - 120km. Quite hot (for me anyway). A big climb back up to the route. Amazing forest riding. Mix of gravel and rooty paths. Nice views from the plateau the route follows for a while. Finding water is a bit tricky along parts of the BTG.

Just finished riding a good section of the Bike packing Trans Germany route. It was excellent! One of the best fun trips I have done. Here's some photos from day 1 where I took a detour along the Rhine to visit some friends. #bikepacking #biking #cycling #switzerland

Had a fun ride exploring some woods and gravel trails with Jay. Rode back over Kincardine bridge and past the Kelpies. Took a look at his vintage Venom bike with it's set back saddle. Fun to ride but very weird!

Started to ride the Capital Trail loop late on Friday, planning to camp. Was enjoying the night riding and before I knew it the sun came up. Was feeling good so just kept going. Stopped in Peebles for a breakfast and then rode all the way back. Brilliant ride! Fast dusty trails! #scotland #biking

Yesterday took bus out to a site for work. Then rode back home over Benarty hill. Absolutely lovely evening! Some great little trails as well. Hungry by the time I got back though!! #cycling #scotland #mountainbiking

Rode right up to Stirling castle and back last weekend. There's some pretty interesting things to see. Clackmannan tollbooth and mercat cross from the 1600s where prisoners were chained. A view of the town which looks quite Italian. A big pyramid. #cycling #scotland

A slightly damp canoe around the islands on Loch Awe. Interesting castle ruins on one of the islands. Lots of geese around. #scotland #canoe