Cateran Dirt Dash

The DexShell Cateran Dirt Dash is a two-day gravel bikepacking event run by Dirt Dash CC through the Cateran Ecomuseum and southern Cairngorms National Park, starting near Blairgowrie in Perth and Kinross. The 2026 edition on 23–24 May covers roughly 97 km in total: day one of 46 km with about 1,010 m of climbing, an overnight camp roughly halfway round, and day two of 51 km with around 610 m of climbing. Riders are recommended to use gravel or mountain bikes with tyres of at least 45 mm.