Winter Series Starts 16th January 2021, Saturdays 10am to 12.30 pm

(18 Jan, 23 Jan , 30 Jan, Feb 6, Feb 13, 20 Feb )

Spring Series Starts 6th March 2021, Saturdays 10am to 12.30 pm

(6 March, 13 March, 20 March, 27 March, 3 April, 10 April)

This series of guided rides will help you to find the best of the hidden but wonderful and varied trails of Kinnoull Hill and Pitmedden Forest with the support of a highly experienced mountain biker and qualified guide.

Level 2: The Level 2 series of rides is for women who are regular mountain bikers who would like to have the company, encouragement and support of other women in getting out on a regular basis to improve their skills and fitness, as well as the expertise of highly experienced rider and qualified guide who is able to immediately match the best trails to the rider abilities to create the best experience that balances challenge and fun, as well as give technique tips as needed that you learn at your own pace over the course of the series without the intensity of a coaching session.

The session locations will vary between Kinnoull Hill near Perth and Pitmedden Forest, near Abernethy so that you get to know the natural trails that there are at both of these locations so you can ride them yourself in future.

It is extremely important to The School of Flow to make sure that you do not feel out of your depth or under pressure to ride anything you don’t feel comfortable with at any time. You are strongly encouraged to say immediately if this is how you feel at any time.

You will need to make sure that your bike is in good working order in good time before the sessions start. The School of Flow recommends the following local bike maintenance services:

Douglas Carchie: Douglas Carchrie - Big Mountain Scotland

Mark Sinclair: Mark Sinclair - Bike Fixer

Course Details:

Location: Kinnoull Hill and Pitmedden Forest

Meeting Place: Kinnoull Jubilee Car Park, Kinnoull Hill, Near Perth OR

Pitmedden (near Abernethy) - (directions will be given)

(the venue will, in principle, alternate between Kinnoull Hill and Pitmedden, subject to weather conditions)

Guide: School of Flow Mountain Bike Guide (may be Liz, may be Douglas Carchrie of Big Mountain Scotland or another British Cycling qualified guide)

Cost for the full 6 session series: £180

Duration: 2.5hrs

No of Places: 6

Rider Experience: Intermediate/ Rides off road reasonably regularly or has alot of "on road" experience.

Fitness Level: Able to ride for 2.5 hours with stops at a steady pace on routes that include a significant amount of uphill some of which may be quite steep.

Type of Trail: Single track trails with roots and corners. Nothing extreme or super steep

Classroom session: not at this time due to COVID restrictions

Food included: no

Bike hire included: no, but Douglas at Big Mountain Scotland or Mark at Bike Fixer can help you get your bike in order if you contact in reasonable time before hand

Douglas Carchrie: Douglas Carchrie - Big Mountain Scotland

Mark Sinclair: Mark Sinclair - Bike Fixer

Cancellation Policy: If a session needs to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions or COVID restrictions (at the current time and even if we are in Level 4, this activity is permitted under the COVID rules), it will be rescheduled on one of the reserve days. If we run out of reserve days, you will get a pro rata refund for cancelled (ie £30 per cancelled session)

Dates:

There are 2 separate Series:

The Winter Series starts on 16th January

The Spring Series starts on 6th March 2021

Bookings are for a full series only.

WINTER SERIES DATES

Saturday Mornings: 10am to 12.30pm

January 18

January 23

January 30

February 6

February 13

February 20

Reserve Date (in case any have to be cancelled and reschedule due to winter conditions)

February 27

SPRING SERIES DATES

Saturday Mornings: 10am to 12.30pm

March 6

March 13

March 20

March 27

April 3

April 10

Reserve Dates (in case any have to be cancelled and reschedule due to winter conditions)

April 22

April 29