Cycling

Aberdeenshire Cycle Ride Trianing (F)

This 2-day in-house training course is mandatory for all council employees planning to lead groups on cycles either off or on road. On successful completion of training, the course tutor will sign off log books to specify the areas and routes where individual staff can operate with groups. These areas are likely to include simple paths and tracks that are close to public roads and possibly some specified forest trails.

Dates: 12 - 13 April 2008
13 – 14 Sept 2008

Trail Cycle Leader Award

This is a national award administered by Scottish Cycling who are the NGB in Scotland. It comprises of two days training followed at a later date by a one-day assessment. There is a one-off registration fee with the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Association.
The Trail Cycle Leader Award Trail is an appropriate award for all those wishing to lead groups on public highways, way-marked routes, rights-of-way on which cycles are permitted, identifiable routes, tracks and trails with obvious navigational features and with low to medium technical difficulty.

Mountain Bike Leader Award

The Mountain Bike Leader Award is the second level of award. On successful completion of MBL assessment the participant will be sufficiently skilled in mountain bike leading to lead groups within Scotland and the UK as detailed below:-
Public highways, way marked routes, rights of way on which cycles are permitted, identifiable routes and tracks with obvious navigational features, routes requiring considerable technical ability which are rideable for 90-95% of their total length and to any height above sea level and more than 30 minutes walk from the nearest shelter with communication.

Both Trail Cycle Leader and Mountain Bike Leader Training and Assessment Courses can be arranged. Contact Adventure Scotland.