North East Way Tour 2024

North East Way Tour (NEWT) is 325km / 202mile self-support gravel bike packing ride exploring the best gravel routes the north east of Scotland has to offer... and its completely free to take part.

WHEN AND WHERE:

Start: Friday 28th April, Boxcar Cafe & Skyline Cycles at 14:00hrs sharp (mass start)

Finish: Sunday 30th April, Boxcar Cafe & Skyline Cycles by 18:00hrs (or whenever you like)

KEY POINTS:

• Starting at 2pm, you should make Ballater for Tea time
• Wild camping just before the suspension bridge at Gairnsheil is recommended
• Glenlivet MTB trails café is worth a detour to refuel
• Plenty campsites with facilities along the North coast section
• Sunday around Banff means late opening for most shops, stock up the night before.

ENTRY, TICKETS & ROUTE INTO

It would make our lives much easier if everyone registered for a ticket (its completely free) on our website. Event emails with critical info will only be sent to registered participants so grab a ticket today. Registered participants will be sent a full route descriptor with details of the entire route including GPX file.

KIT LIST

If you're not sure what kit to take with you, check out our stories blog for ideas.

N.B. Only register if you plan to actually turn up on the day. False registerations cost us money and time as we expect more people than actually turn up on the day. Your understanding is appreciated.