Scotland : Edinburgh & Lothians Future CC Ecosse Ride suggestions

[Scoosh]

Right, here's a fuller list, in the first post of the thread, so it should be easier to keep track !
With acknowledgement to all those who designed them ... and who might have even ridden them

• East Lothian, starting from The Filling Station Longniddry Station
• West Lothian, starting from Linlithgow
• Midlothian, starting from Embra
• Tour de Falkirk**, starting from FALKIRK !!!
• Langholm border raid. Full length goes via Newcastleton @ 55 miles, or it can be done as the first 27 miles only.
• Borders Raid starting from Loanhead
• Redstone Rigg starting from Musselburgh
• Round the Forth starting Inverkeithing/ South Queensferry
• Dunblane to Kippen starting strangely enough in Dunblane
• Loch Leven starting Inverkeithing
• The Trossachs starting Dunblane
• Arran (different options)
• Lanarkshire (route options?) - ideally starting near the train station
• E Lothian 1 - Longniddry/Haddington - 35km
• E Lothian 2 - Longniddry - N Berwick - Haddington - 50km
• Dunfermline Sportive - 70km
• Southern Uplands - 90km
• Larkhall Loop - 80km
• The Kelpies

 

[GlasgowFinn]

"Tour de Falkirk"? I like the sound of that one!

 

[Col5632]

I enjoyed the ride we did @Scoosh around west lothian, great cafe stop in Linlithgow

 

[MikeW-71]

I have a plan for a Langholm border raid. Full length goes via Newcastleton @ 55 miles, or it can be done as the first 27 miles only.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2997818

 

[HLaB]

I see that @Col5632 has already suggested a Round-the-Forth ride at the end of August, so to follow on from my thoughts in the Perth ride thread, I now have some routes to add to the concepts .

• East Lothian, starting from The Filling Station Longniddry Station
• West Lothian, starting from Linlithgow
• Midlothian, starting from Embra
• Tour de Falkirk**, starting from FALKIRK !!!

With acknowledgement to @Telemark, who designed a couple of them ...

We've done a E Lothian - Longniddry/Haddington ride before, so must look out the map and post it up as another option ...

CC Eccose has also done in the past:
Borders Raid starting from Loanhead,
Redstone Rigg starting from Musselburgh,
Round the Forth starting Inverkeithing/ South Queensferry,
Dunblane to Kippen starting strangely enough in Dunblane,
Loch Leven starting Inverkeithing,
The Trossachs starting Dunblane.

I've not go the tracks but we've also done routes out of Stirling a few times.

 

[Noodley]

As of tomorrow I shall be a Scottish Borders resident, so anything in that area would be fine

 

[Louch]

Arran the return

 

[Ladytrucker]

Why nothing in Lanarkshire ?

 

[Col5632]

Arran the return

Don't tempt me

 

[Rasmus]

Redstone Rigg starting from Musselburgh,

This was my first CC Ecosse ride. I was struggling badly, and grateful for a tow from @edindave to bring me home. I'd love to do it again one day!

Why nothing in Lanarkshire ?

I guess we never had sufficient density of people with local knowledge to plan a suitable route. Feel free to rectify that! Actually, come to think of it, I did this route as a CTC ride some time ago, and quite enjoyed it. I don't know of cake stop options, though.

 

[Scoosh]

Why nothing in Lanarkshire ?

Because no one has yet organised a ride there !

Most of the earlier CC Ecosse people live(d) in the east - Edinburgh/ Lothians/ Fife/ Perth - so not many rides were arranged in 'unknown territory'. Rides organised in these areas brought riders !

It's only recently that the number of 'west coast' people on CC has increased and they have started coming to our rides, so if more Lanarkshire/ Ayrshire etc rides are organised, maybe more of the east coast sorority and fraternity could be persuaded to 'head west, young man' !

Edit: rail access is a bit trickier too ...

 

[Louch]

Don't tempt me

Now we have our ton, we could do Arran round twice

 

[Fubar]

Now we have our ton, we could do Arran round twice

...or cycle to the start and back...

 

[Fubar]

This was my first CC Ecosse ride. I was struggling badly, and grateful for a tow from @edindave to bring me home. I'd love to do it again one day!



I guess we never had sufficient density of people with local knowledge to plan a suitable route. Feel free to rectify that! Actually, come to think of it, I did this route as a CTC ride some time ago, and quite enjoyed it. I don't know of cake stop options, though.

Struggling badly?!? GANDALF?!?!? I refuse to believe it.

 

[Louch]

...or cycle to the start and back...

You, calm it!