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I did inverness > manchester last year, it's class.
Did you follow the 2 city divide or another route?
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Yeah badger then second city.
3 days for badger and 5 for second city.Badger is by far the best as the route is all off road just about and the scenery is smashing. Second city is still great but has a few road sections but I quite enjoyed them for abit of variety and gets you to the good stuff that bit quicker.
Outdoor provisions guys did a write up of it with some nice pics. I'm on the arkhorse. They put the 2nd city route together.
https://www.outdoorprovisions.co.uk/ramblings/the-badger-divide
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I rode the Second City Divide back in 2018. It's a great route and as referenced up-thread there are some quiet tarmac sections but definitely worth it for the trails they link. One spot to look out for is the "infamous cut through" which makes it look like the trail runs through impassable forest - but persevere and trust the GPX as there is a way through (https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_zvDdFLRi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link)
Pmccee
user20714
I did inverness > manchester last year, it's class. I did get caught out for food, the glen cafe @st marys was closed on a Tuesday, had a slog to kielder without food which was abit annoying as the route was really good.
Corrour station - I didn't book a table and maybe just got lucky. If doing it again I wouldn't risk it though as the food is great.
Would like to do similar ht550 / nc500 mash up this year, looking forward to reviews!