Discovering Fife’s Beauty: MTB Adventure to West Lomond’s Summit.

Mountain Biking in the Lowlands of Scotland to the summit of West Lomond in the County Of Fife.
Cross country mountain biking in the Lowlands of Scotland really does not get much better than this. The Lomond Hills Regional Park is littered with a variety of mtb trails that are rideable all year round. This 22 mile adventure starts at Markinch in Fife at the Train Station carpark (free parking) and travels through the Balbirnie Estate in Glenrothes. It’s a steady climb all the way to East Lomond before joining the wonderful cross country trail to Craigmead. This hard packed trail can be ridden on a mountain bike all year round and is a real pleasure with a big, wide open, country landscape. There are toilets and picnic facilities at Craigmead which is a convenient resting point before taking on the climb to West Lomond. The all round views from the summit of West Lomond are spectacular and well worth the short but challenging final mountain bike climb to get there.
I completed this adventure with Gary Alexander who has a Mountain Biking Channel on YouTube. You can find him on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/@UC1WjtcseGci3NTIK5cAkWpw
#mtb #scotland #adventure #explore #mountainbiking #mountainbike #fife

All of the action footage was filmed with a GoPro Hero 11 black. All of the drone footage was filmed with a DJI Mavic Air 2S. I was riding a Cube Stereo Hybrid TM 160.

Lomond Hills Regional Park:
The Lomond Hills Regional Park is made up of 25 square miles of moorland, lochs and farmland. It became Scotland’s first Regional Park in 1986 due to its importance for recreation and conservation. The Lomond Hills themselves are Fife’s most prominent landmarks. And they are a welcome sight for Fifers returning home after travelling outwith the Kingdom.
There area has numerous access points and a path network which crisscross its 6474 hectares.
The above description was taken from The Fife Coast & Countryside web site which can be found on the following link: https://fifecoastandcountrysidetrust.co.uk/walks/lomond-hills/

West Lomond:
West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone. Extract from Wikipedia.

Trail stats:
I much prefer the Trailforks total climbing stats as they are far more accurate.
https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/66311590/
https://www.strava.com/activities/11030264986
https://www.komoot.com/tour/1481954181

Distance: 22 miles.
Duration: 2 hrs 59 mins (on the move).
Accumulative Climbing: 2,530 feet.
Avg Speed: 8 mph.
Max Speed: 26.2 mph.

VIDEO CONTENT & TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Big Stoozer Vlog.
00:41 Trail Intro.
02:15 Trail Start in Markinch.
02:48 3D Trail Map. Stage 1.
02:54 Balbirnie Estate.
03:20 Balbirnie Burn Trail.
03:42 Mini Stonehenge – Glenrothes.
04:30 3D Trail Map. Stage 2.
04:51 Coul Burn Trail.
05:35 Nice Natural Single Track.
07:32 Hairyholes Plantation.
07:58 Rhind Hill.
08:17 Battlefield Site Trail.
08:44 Gask Park – East Lomond.
09:21 Craigmead Trail.
11:45 Craigmead.
12:17 Craigmead To West Lomond.
16:50 Climb To The Summit.
20:36 West Lomond Summit.
23:43 West Lomond Descent.
27:11 Descent To Craigmead.
29:06 Gask Park Descent.
32:02 You Have Been Watching…