Folks, izzy and I have hatched a plan for an impromptu ride out on Sat 4th January - weather permitting!
Provisional plans at the moment are to meet at the McDonalds by J6 of the M9, by Grangemouth at 10am on Sat 4th January, then head up by Dollar, Glendevon, Crieff, Loch Awe, Crianlarich and on to the Green Welly at Tyndrum.
Lunch there, and then head back, possibly by Loch Lomond?
Final details to be confirmed - I'm flexible with any and all details, except the day! Weather locally and on our route will obviously be a major factor ;-)
I plotted the route (sorta) on a route planner and it comes in at about 150 miles but sadly didn't make it easy to judge times at specific points.
If you could give an idea of pit-stop times (arrive/move off again) at St Fillans and the Green Welly then maybe people from further afield could decide on meeting us and riding as much of the route as they want to?
Weather looking not too bad (this being Scotland an' all!) so still on as a LMR for me and there shouldn't be much tourist traffic about so, come on peeps - wrap up warm and click your visor down.
Hi Guys, I would be intrested in this, but have an appointment at 0930 Sat morning, could meet up with you if I know rough times for places. St Fillans probably best lol. Wrecker
or even Dollar, or Crieff.
Here are some approximate timings based on best guess and google maps
Crieff - 11am St Fillans - 11:15am Crianlarich - 11:45am Green Welly, Tyndrum 11:50am
If you want to meet in Crieff there's two places I could suggest : 1. The Esso petrol station on the High Street, roughly opposite the Tower Hotel 2. Strathearn Tyres on Burrell Street.
We can hang at the Green Welly for folks to join us if need be
We will be passing Strathearn Tyres, and could easily take a wee detour to the Esso station
At St Fillans I like to stop at the layby just outside the town, where the public toilets are - great views, and of course the chance for a wee comfort break!
I only took a few pics, when we stopped at St Fillans by Loch Earn - I've uploaded them to a new album in my profile - is there any way of then attaching or posting them in the thread?? Can't see one....