I have been a bit tardy lately and not sorting Sunday runs… But hey life gets In the way of the fun things.
So, this week is probably not going to have any sort of organised run. Tad windy… I will no doubt head into Ballo to run up some miles in the shelter of the trees.
However, the idea of a social clinic gathering had been mooted… And the mooter is going to do something about it.
Sunday’s run will start at The Mitsubishi garage in Burrelton at 8:30 and roll out to Meigle on the back road then up to the 5-ways and along to Shanzie and on to Kirkton of Kingoldrum. From here its back to Lintrathen Loch and down to that dodgy wee turn (Bamff i Ithink) that will take you round the back of Alyth. But before you get to Alyth, you take the Tullyfergus road and then head back to Coupar Angus on the back road. From CA its along to the cemetery and in the back of Woodside. In all about 45 miles.
As ever its weather permitting (and its currently not pretty).
The plan is to meet in Dunkeld (car park on boat road) at 9am for an excursion up Ordie. I say in Dunkeld because the “BYCYLE” and “SUSTRANS” groups are doing Ordie at 10am with a picnic up at the loch. So, we want to be ahead of them on the way up and avoiding them on the way down.
Here’s the route: Dunkeld to Ordie, round Ordie and head back down but turn off before you get to the Dowally Loch ( Think its where that farm with the odd birds is). Following this track in the general direction of Dowally (pronounced dow – ley not doo wally) taking the obvious left about 1000m along the track. This track runs parallel (more or less) to the road, but 130m above it. Eventually it will drop down to the Road (cycle route 83).
After meeting cycle route 83, we head for Dunkeld, but before we get there, we take a left at Polney Loch and head in to the hill to eventually pop out below the Ordie car park. This just leaves the gentle descent to Dunkeld for Coffee at the Deli or some other venue.
This is not a hugely long run 15.5 miles, but can be extended by starting at The Mitsubishi garage and heading for Murthly, going off road there and finding your way to Birnam and Dunkeld (circa 45 miles)
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Sundays run will be to Logierait, leaving Burrelton at 7:30am
The Route…ETAs Kinclaven junction 7:50; Murthly 8:10 (Usige); Caputh 8:20 (top of road on Left);Dunkeld 8:45(the Deli) (note if I am late at any of these points I will press on!) If early (lol) I will wait
Then you have two options dice with death/caravans/HGVs /sleepy drivers and cycle the A9 to the Dalguise turn and go on to Logierait
OR
Take the cycle path the Balinluig and cross to Logierait.
The return will be via the cyclepath and maybe Blairgowrie or Murthly.
So Weather permitting, here is the plan for Sunday… starting 08:30 at Mitsubishi Motors in Burrelton, we head out the main road and head up to Alyth. crossing the 5 ways we head for Shanzie and then on to Kingoldrum before heading back towards Lintrathen Loch. Going anti-clock round the loch we will head back towards Alyth, Taking the Banff road and defo this time going down the glen to Alyth, dropping down to Meigle and along the road to Newtyle to begin our journey home… in all about 45 miles.
Ok the weather is looking fine for Sunday, so I planned a we run out to Little Glen Shee (the last time I was there it snowed).
So, 8:30 departure from Mitsubishi Motors in Burrelton, up Whitelea Road, down Bursie, over the Bridge of Isla(m) and out to Murthly. From here we go to Waterloo… and then Bankfoot. Taking a right at Bankfoot, we go to the Shee. From the Shee we go to Luncarty and on back to Murthly for coffee (Uisge – I am not a flight risk) before heading back to the start… in total about 45 miles of cycling joy…lol
To the Shee <– The route
Usual start from Mitsubishi Motors in Burrelton at 8:30 on Sunday.
I thought I would take a trip down memory lane and do the TT, obviously not at great speed or indeed any real speed above my normal.
The route is out of Woodside to Campuir, take the second left after Campmuir and head along to Glamis, then head up the Kirrie road and take the 8 mile road to Meigle for the obligatory post TT coffee. then its home any way you feel like.
