IN OUR SEARCH FOR AN INSPIRATIONAL NEW SCOTTISH C2C, we found this Highland fling from Ullapool to Bonar Bridge reiterated the case that what’s marked on a map can, at times, bear only vague resemblance to what’s actually on the ground. While this is a more achievable stretch than many coast-to-coast challenges, we discovered its epic status should not be underestimated

Mountain bikers do it with their lights on, or at least, they do when a serious bout of midsummer madness strikes - in mbr's case, the bright idea of a nocturnal epic from the River Usk until dawn next day