Coast to Cairngorm Charity Ride

In August me and my friend Sophie will be cycling from Findhorn to Cairngorm base station to raise money for Surfable Scotland and Autism Scotland. This entails over 50 miles on a mixture of road and tracks. The route will take us on the cycle path from Findhorn to Forres and then along the Dava Way to Grantown on Spey, followed by the Speyside Way to Aviemore and then along the cycle path and road up to Cairngorm base station.

Me and Sophie are both autistic and have taken part in Surfable surfing lessons which are amazing! We love it and we want to raise money to allow more people to love it to! The helpers are so kind and understanding and we always come away from a session with a big smile on our faces! We love being able to just be ourselves, unmask and feel accepted. It’s amazing how happy a session makes you feel!

We both went undiagnosed autistic for many years because unfortunately this is how it is with women and girls. The signs are different to boys, and girls tend to mask their traits. Autism Scotland is playing a key role in helping educate everyone on the signs of autism in girls. This allows many more girls and women to get a diagnosis and support as early on as possible. The longer a diagnosis is left the worse our mental health gets, so please donate to stop girls flying under the radar

We would like to try and keep the donations to both charities equal :)

Surfable Scotland fundraiser link: https://gofund.me/9cadd641