My girlfriend is horse mad and when I heard about the Fair Haired Lads Pass I just had to get on my mountain bike and give it a go.  What fabulous scenery and a brilliant route.  However this trail is perfect for walkers and horseriders but there are sections which are impossible to cycle.  this is because there are sections which are very twisty and steep so going uphill you cannot get enough speed to make the turn.  I am an experienced mountain biker and even I had to get off and walk up the zig zags.  However this allowed me to take in the views better!  I didn't cycle back down the zig zags but I would warn anyone having a go on a bike to very careful as the drainage ditches are wheel size which probably would catapult you off!  So to recap - best to leave the bike at home and walk it or hire or buy yourself a horse!

Bruce Mitchell