Taking place during the Outsider Festival, the OutRider 4 is a 4 hour endurance event featuring as a headline activity on 28 June during the weekend of outdoor festivities.

Run on an endurance format, individuals and teams of two, three or four will compete over 4 hours to see who can complete the most laps of a top-class 8 mile course on trails around Rothiemurchus. The course will include a mixture of forestry roads and singletrack with some interesting natural sections and some superb mountain bike terrain; with stunning views to the Cairngorm Mountains.

The OutRider 4 will cater for the full spectrum of fitness and skill levels giving recreational riders, racers, off-road riders and weekend warriors an opportunity to get on their bikes, ride a great course with loads of likeminded people and have a good time in a fun and relaxed environment. It’s all about having a good time in a wonderful place, and leaving enough energy to enjoy the rest of the festival.

Neil Dalgleish, the Outsider Festival biking organiser, says: ‘We think that the festival’s biking will be even better this year. We’ve got a brilliant course, and the 4 hour format makes it really accessible to all levels of riders. The transition area will be right in the festival arena so it should be a lot of fun for all the teams and spectators too. Four hours also means people should have some energy left to have a really good time and soak up the fantastic atmosphere of the packed festival programme.

For more information on OutRider 4 and The Outsider Festival – www.outsiderfestival.co.uk.