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The HARDEST in this set (grade F) — wild, remote west-of-Scotland gravel from Aberfoyle (Cardross Estate). 106km hard day up to a 394km self-supported gravel ultra with night riding. Climbing estimated. Date approximate.
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.
The 106km is already a serious day: big climbing, rough tracks, real remoteness. The 237km is a gravel ultra. The 394km is a self-supported bikepacking race, ridden through the night.
This is not a sportive. It is remote, committing and self-supported, closer to a bikepacking race than a day out. Even the 106km is a hard grade F effort, not a first gravel event.
Is The Wild Westie for you?
- Experienced ultra and bikepacking riders. The long routes demand overnight riding, sleep strategy and full self-sufficiency, not just a step up in fitness.
- Riders happy alone in remote country. Signal is patchy and help is far, so a mechanical or a bonk has real consequences you have to fix yourself.
- Strong, patient climbers. The Scottish terrain climbs relentlessly, so the day rewards metering the effort, not attacking the first big drag.
- Anyone hardened to wild Scottish weather. Late May on the high ground still brings cold, wet and wind, and it is worse at night on the tops.
Training plan for The Wild Westie
A training plan for The Wild Westie isn't a generic base build. Beina reads the event's exact demands, looks at your specific profile and the time you actually have, and maps a highly adapted plan to the start line.
- 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
- 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
- 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
