Wild About Argyll

By Markus

PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2018

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With funding from Argyll and the Isles Tourism Co-Operative, Scottish Natural Heritage, and Forestry Commission Scotland, Bikepacking Scotland has added another trail to its offer recently, and just released this new short film to showcase the route…

Just a few miles northwest of Glasgow, Argyll and the Isles is an outstanding coastal region, where 80% of the population live within 1 km of water. Argyll not only offers sea lochs, islands, hills and glens to explore, but also an abundance of forest tracks and paths, which makes it a premium destination for gravel riders. It is also home to a temperate rainforest habitat rarer than tropical rainforests, and a very special place for spotting rare wildlife. ‘Wild About Argyll’ was filmed in October 2017 while riding the route for the first time and follows route creator Markus Stitz on his journey.

Markus adds, “Wild About Argyll was filmed on an iPhone and a drone while riding the trail for the first time. Although the weather was a challenge as frequent rain made it difficult to capture the footage, I think this film portrays well what riding on the West Coast of Scotland is about. There’s nothing polished in the film. For me riding in Scotland is not about sunny, blue skies every day, it is much more about exploring those dense forests, waterfalls, streams and the beautiful coastal scenery and hills in all weather conditions that Scotland has to offer.”

Wild About Argyll Trail

Learn more about the Wild About Argyll bikepacking route over at BikepackingScotland.com.