The ride starts from Langholm car park at 9am. The route will be 106 miles and hilly. The
forecast is for dry weather.
From Langholm, the route goes through Bentpath, Corrie and
Boreland and on to Moffat where we will
stop for lunch. (34m) From there we take the A701 to Tweedsmuir where we will turn right for the Talla and
Megget reservoirs. At
Cappercleugh we turn right onto the A708 for 2 miles and stop for tea at the
Glen cafe (63m). We travel east and
turn right at the Gordon Arms Hotel. At Tushielaw we continue up the Ettrick Valley
to Langholm where we should arrive by 7pm.
When we stop for lunch in Moffat, we cannot hang around
long. We are expected at the Glen cafe which will
close at 4.30pm. There are a couple of
hills to climb on the way.
The whole area is
remote and sparsely populated . The two
‘stops’ are the only ones on the route.
There are no facilities elsewhere on the ride – maybe toilets at the Samye Ling Centre in Eskdalemuir – but that
is all. Riders will need to carry plenty of food and
water and may need to replenish supplies in Moffat.
Directions to Langholm:
M6 north and leave at Juntion
44. On the roundabout leave at the 4th
exit (signposted A7) Stay on the A7
all the way to Langholm (18 miles). In
Langholm, continue through the town and you will see the car park on the left
by the river. Parking
is free and there are toilets.
Anne Angood will be going along the route in a campervan from Langholm and will meet us in Moffat and at the Glen cafe. Anne has very kindly offered to take additional food, drinks, clothing etc if riders want to leave it in the van for retrieval later.
ReplyDeleteBut note! the campervan is not a 'sag wagon'. If you get tired on the ride, you are going to have to keep cycling.