Following Mary Queen of Scots on the Thieves Road
Mary, Queen of Scots is an iconic figure in Scottish history. Born in Linlithgow in 1542 she became Queen after the death of her father when she was just six...
Mary, Queen of Scots is an iconic figure in Scottish history. Born in Linlithgow in 1542 she became Queen after the death of her father when she was just six...
Introduction The Hebridean Way cycle route began life as Sustrans 780, but was renamed and relaunched in 2016 when pro cyclist Mark Beaumont rode it in a headline-grabbing 24 hours. ...
For our Scottish summer holiday this year I gave Joe the choice between riding the Highland Trail HT550 (at a leisurely pace) or the Hebridean Way. He surprised me by...
In August of 2020 Joe and I rode An Turas Mor (The Long Journey), a 360 mile off-road route in Scotland from Glasgow to Cape Wrath. The route has been...
Route: Eskdalemuir – Dun Moss – Dryfehead bothy – Black Esk reservoir – Sandiford – Eskdalemuir. Date: August 2019 Distance: 39km You can download the gpx track here. We completed...
At the end of June I had a bike accident and managed to break a couple of ribs, crack my elbow and tear my pectoral muscle. It was a bit...
As a follow-on to our Secret Howff trip we opted to stop off on the way home for an overnight visit to Gelder Shiel Stables. The weather was glorious and...
Now that my once-enthusiastic child has turned into a grumpy teen I needed to find something that would fire his imagination and get him wanting to go out into the...
. Route: Morebattle – Hownam – Spithope – Kielder – Hawick. Date: June 2017 Distance: 59 miles or 94 kilometres Days: 2.5 I forgot the camera and so...
. Route: Durisdeer – Kettleton Byre – Mitchelstacks farm – Burleywhag – Kettleton Byre – Durisdeer Date: June 2017 Distance: 22 miles or 35 kilometres Days: 2 Link to...
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