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10 November 2013 – Rosebery and Edgelaw Reservoirs

On a nice sunny, calm Sunday morning, we couldn’t miss the chance for a quick cycle. The only problem was the hard frost and temperature hovering just above zero. So we wrapped up warm and made sure to ride carefully … Continue reading

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04 November 2013 – Soutra Aisle

This time of year, the chances for a good bike ride are few and far between, so we took advantage of a great forecast and headed out straight after breakfast in bright sunshine with only a slight breeze. There was … Continue reading

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01 November 2013 – St. Mary’s Loch circuit

Earlier this week, we drove down to Moffat and with time to spare, we took the scenic route past St. Mary’s Loch for the first time. We were amazed at how beautiful the scenery was, and decided to come back … Continue reading

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16 October 2013 – Haddington to Dunbar and back

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

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26-27 September 2013 – Fort William to Beauly via Whitebridge

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

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05 September 2013 – Loanhead to Roslin the hard way

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

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20 August 2013 – North Berwick

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

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07 August 2013 – Haddington and Gifford

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

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26 July 2013 – Coast to coast: Torridon to Beauly

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

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14 July 2013 – Arniston House and Gore Glen

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

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