Events/The Wild Westie

The Wild Westie

Gravel
Date
Tue, 25 May 2027
Venue
Aberfoyle (Cardross Estate), Trossachs, Scotland
Countdown
May
Routes
3
Distances
106-394km
Climb, 394 km
8,500m

The hardest gravel event in this set, graded F. Wild, remote west-of-Scotland gravel from Cardross Estate at Aberfoyle, out into the Trossachs. Three routes: 106km, 237km, and a full 394km ultra.

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The course

The route

Out from Cardross Estate at Aberfoyle into the wild Trossachs and the gravel west of Scotland: forest fire road, rough remote hill and estate tracks, exposed moorland, possible hike-a-bike and burn crossings. Total climbing is not officially published, and the long routes involve overnight night riding.

Weather

Late-May, Aberfoyle (Cardross Estate)

14°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
56%Days with rain

Highs around 14°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 56% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Training

Training for the The Wild Westie

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A committing remote ultra
Typical sessions
Massive time on bike: the 237 and 394km run into the tens of hours
Relentless, repeated climbing on rough wild Scottish gravel
Long unsupported stretches with patchy signal and full self-sufficiency
Night riding, cold and exposure on the long routes
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Progressive long rides building to 6-8hr on the 106km, 8-12hr on the long routes
Back-to-back long days on consecutive weekends for the multi-day routes
Sustained-climb endurance: long rides with repeated 20-40min climbs
Overnight rides and bivvy rehearsal, plus loaded, self-navigated wild-weather riding
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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