Scotland : Dumfries & Galloway CC Ecosse Langholm Border Raid 2

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm not too far from Langholm so will keep a watch for any other rides.

 

[Telemark]

44 mile short loop:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3595039

41 mile Hadrians Wall loop:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3595151

58 miles Gretna-Langholm:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3595835

Thanks for these ...
Is the bit next to the motorway north of Carlisle on routes 1 and 3 similar to the old road parallel to the the motorway between Lockerbie and Johnstonebridge? I've ridden that a few times, and the noise of the lorries etc zooming past so closely did my head in . I kept looking round for traffic coming up from behind that wasn't there (the parallel old road was actually quite quiet apart from being the access route to the truck stop/cafe) ... and I was SOOO glad when we got away from it ... Is there an alternative/slight detour you can recommend that doesn't go too much round the houses?

T

 

[MikeW-71]

Yes, it would be similar to that. That's the quickest way to get onto the Scottish side of the route though, and the only way of cycling to Gretna without a big detour . The only other viable way is to go up the English side, which takes longer, unless you ride up the A7 (don't wanna do that). I'll have a try of another one, the problem is that there are a couple of rivers on the English side that only have 1 crossing point on each, which doesn't help.

Or you can go Carlisle - Newcastleton - Langholm - Carlisle, which I've done myself and it's 68 miles I loved it though!

 

[mcshroom]

Thanks for these ...
Is the bit next to the motorway north of Carlisle on routes 1 and 3 similar to the old road parallel to the the motorway between Lockerbie and Johnstonebridge? I've ridden that a few times, and the noise of the lorries etc zooming past so closely did my head in . I kept looking round for traffic coming up from behind that wasn't there (the parallel old road was actually quite quiet apart from being the access route to the truck stop/cafe) ... and I was SOOO glad when we got away from it ... Is there an alternative/slight detour you can recommend that doesn't go too much round the houses?

T

Nah it's nowhere near them honest - just look

 

[MikeW-71]

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3600103

Correction... 72 miles for the big loop. Need plenty of daylight for that one

 

[Telemark]

... and a few gears, perhaps, for the bit between Newcastleton and Langholm

T

 

[MikeW-71]

Indeed, it's a bit of a drag going across there.