Cycling day 29: Aberfeldy to Newtonmore
Today’s route followed NCR7 for the whole time. It was essentially a long, but gentle climb upwards to 460m for about 40 miles followed by approximately 20 miles of decent […]...
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Cycling day 28: Strathyre to Aberfeldy
My journey continued through the superbly picturesque Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park today. First of all I passed through Balquidder, where I discovered an as-yet incomplete link of NCR7 […]...
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Cycling day 27: Aberfoyle to Strathyre
Heavy rain started the day, so I donned my waterproof jacket and trousers. I soon took off my waterproof trousers though because I was getting too warm climbing whilst wearing […]...
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Cycling day 26: Lanark to Aberfoyle
Today’s cycling was a little over 70 miles. I started out on the A72 which got me to the outskirts of the greater Glasgow area. I then followed a road […]...
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Cycling day 25: Moffat to Lanark
I continued along National Cycle Route 74 today for much of the journey. It gently climbed over the course of many miles. This time the road was extremely quiet, perhaps […]...
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Cycling day 24: Kirkoswald to Moffat
I had quite a bit of cycling planned for today, so knew that it would take a fair amount of time. After a while I reached National Cycle Route 72 […]...
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Cycling day 23: Sedbergh to Kirkoswald
I substantially changed my route today from that which I’d planned. I was going to use a fair amount of A- and B-roads because they’re slightly more direct and less […]...
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Cycling day 22: Bilsborrow to Sedbergh
My journey today took me through the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and into the very edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. I started out in […]...
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Cycling day 21: Pickmere to Bilsborrow
I started today by following the Cheshire Cycleway (Regional Cycle Route 70) and ended it by following the Lancashire Cycleway (Regional Cycle Route 90). Both were pleasant and relatively quiet […]...
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Cycling day 20: near Newport to Pickmere
I followed Regional Cycle Route 75 for most of the day and National Cycle Route 5 for much of the remainder. The weather is noticably cooler, which is good, but […]...
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