Monthly Archives: October 2013

With about 4 hours straddling lunch time to play with, we decided on an away trip today and took the bikes on the back of the car as far as Haddington. We parked in a small car park slightly away … Continue reading →

Day 1 Doing the Great Glen Way has been on the radar ever since we seriously took up cycling, and extending it to Beauly made sense for us, due to family connections there as well as at Fort William. So … Continue reading →

Recently I came across some videos online showing some great-looking trails in the Loanhead / Bilston area. We decided to go there and try some of them out, but we would strongly advise anyone NOT to follow our route to … Continue reading →

We have thought for a while that cycling to North Berwick, although quite a challenge, should be within our capabilities. A few weeks ago, I devised a route using the coast road to get there and returning through the middle … Continue reading →

There are lots of roads in East Lothian just waiting to be explored and many places that we have rarely if ever visited. So this route was an attempt to discover some of this new territory by bike. Our first … Continue reading →

OK, so this certainly isn’t Midlothian, but it is definitely the highlight of our cycling outings so far. We were looking for a challenge to stretch ourselves and liked the idea of a coast to coast route. The road from … Continue reading →

Every time we cycle past Arniston House, I think that one day we should really go in and explore the grounds. At this time of the year it is open to the public on Sundays (also Tuesdays & Wednesdays) so … Continue reading →

The trip we did recently to Innerleithen was nice, but it was a “there and back” type of route, rather than a circular one. So this time we made it into a circuit, taking in Peebles as well. We set … Continue reading →

Today’s ride saw a bit of a change of tack, with us leaving the quiet roads behind and heading through quite a tally of towns and villages in order to get to the coast and back. The tantalising early morning … Continue reading →

In an attempt to gradually increase our range, we decided on a trip to Innerleithen, which would be over 30 miles there and back. We had previously been a bit afraid of the prospect of this ride due to the … Continue reading →