Scotland : The Highlands CC Ecosse Lochs and Glens Tour #CONFIRMED#

[Fubar]

P.S. I have the official Route 7 Map to bring with me and thought there might be GPX files you could download post-purchase, however that facility doesn't seem to exist.

 

[mcshroom]

Unfortunately Sustrans haven't managed that one yet. When I did NCN 8 in March I used Open Cycle Maps (which have the NCN routes marked) on Bikehike to plot the route.

 

[Edwardoka]

TODO?!?

Do you mean... To Do???

I am a programmer, my text editor recognises TODO as a thing that needs to be done. Also it means that I can search for my post that will get edited to bits really easily instead of having to remember what page it's on.

CALLENDAR: We are booked into the Callendar Hostel

What's your excuse for getting Callander wrong every single time?

 

[Fubar]

I am a programmer, my text editor recognises TODO as a thing that needs to be done. Also it means that I can search for my post that will get edited to bits really easily instead of having to remember what page it's on.


What's your excuse for getting Callander wrong every single time?

TODO... Think you should use that as your Forum name - you can rely that hugely interesting story everytime someone asks you what it means.

Callendar, Callander, Collander - you knew what I meant! And it's not every time...

 

[Edwardoka]

@Edwardoka is the only one (that I know of) that has cycled the route we are relying on his navigational skills.

Either that or we follow the signs...

 

[Scoosh]

What's your excuse for getting Callander wrong every single time?

He's been reading my posts, obviously …

 

[Rasmus]

Don't like option 4 at all, far too hilly

I suggest you study the pipe track out of Drymen on the NCN - not exactly flat... I reckon option 4 would probably be the least hilly way to Callander, if you go along the A811 to Arnprior (but that is not something I would recommend).

 

[Edwardoka]

I suggest you study the pipe track out of Drymen on the NCN - not exactly flat... I reckon option 4 would probably be the least hilly way to Callander, if you go along the A811 to Arnprior (but that is not something I would recommend).

I felt that I would be remiss in my duties as Morale Officer if I told anyone that the road out of Drymen crosses the Highland Boundary Fault

 

[Edwardoka]

I suggest you study the pipe track out of Drymen on the NCN - not exactly flat... I reckon option 4 would probably be the least hilly way to Callander, if you go along the A811 to Arnprior (but that is not something I would recommend).

I'd personally be more inclined to skip Drymen entirely and follow the A81 to Aberfoyle which is much flatter and pretty quiet (despite its number suggesting otherwise). Agree that the A811 is not suitable; shame no-one told the Trossachs Ton people

 

[Edwardoka]

STOP LIKING EVERYTHING BERTIE




In before

Fubar likes this.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Evening
Instead of @Edwardoka loosing sleep over gpx files,why don't we do like @Fubar said, just follow the NCN route 7?
I know there'll be hills and swamps (while parallel lies a flat, perfectly surface road) but it would be an adventure.
Of course a map is essential, and a wee google forehand, but we can also google on the go.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Starting to get organized for our tour, I'm reading this

 

[Fubar]

Starting to get organized for our tour, I'm reading this

 

[Edwardoka]

Evening
Instead of @Edwardoka loosing sleep over gpx files,why don't we do like @Fubar said, just follow the NCN route 7?
I know there'll be hills and swamps (while parallel lies a flat, perfectly surface road) but it would be an adventure.
Of course a map is essential, and a wee google forehand, but we can also google on the go.

I'm not losing sleep over them
I've always loved looking at maps and plotting routes (was more fun before google maps, though) and NCN7 is really truly terrible in places.

 

[mcshroom]

The South section was fine (except a pointless loop up over the hills between Maybole and Ayr instead of going straight down the flat B road ), though I lost the route in Glasgow and just headed for the Station on road.

I've only done bits of the northern section. I wasn't keen on the bit next to Dromochter Pass when I rode it as part of LonJOG in 2012, but it may have changed. That it was chucking it down as we were riding over the top probably didn't help my memories of it either.