Day 6 / 13, Newton Stewart to Ayr. 4K

We set out on a 13 day, 600 mile cycle adventure in late September 2022. Our route started on the east coast or Northumberland at Cambois, where we travelled along national cycle routes 10 & 72 to Hexham on the first day. Subsequent days took us further west to Carlisle and then into Scotland, traveling west along the Solway coastline. Then turning towards Ayr via the long slow climbs of Galloway and Maybole before arriving in Ayr. Heading inland towards Glasgow, the Kelpies and Edinburgh. Striking south from Edinburgh to Innerleithen and back to the English border town of Norham. Then onto our final stages of Seahouses on the Northumbrian east coast and Cambois.
Our final destination.

Useful Links

Dumfries and Galloway
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/dumfries-galloway-p244341

Newton Stewart
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g316000-d6228734-Reviews-Newton_Stewart_Visit_Scotland_Information_Centre-Newton_Stewart_Dumfries_and_Gall.html

Galloway Forest Park
https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/galloway-forest-park

Pinbreck Hill
https://www.ayrshirescotland.com/pinbreck-hill-hike.html

Nick of the Balloch
https://climbfinder.com/en/climbs/nick-of-the-balloch-south-balloch#:~:text=Nick%20of%20the%20Balloch%20from%20South%20Balloch%20is%20a%20climb,392%20meters%20above%20sea%20level.

Brown Carrick Hill
https://climbfinder.com/en/climbs/brown-carrick-hill-ayr

Greenan Castle

Greenan Castle

Cromwell’s Citadel

The Citadel of Ayr and the 1660 Restoration

Ayr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayr

Videos in this Series
Day 1 Cambois to Hexham – https://youtu.be/0cZtao-xIqc
Day 2 Hexham to Carlisle – https://youtu.be/unksBLKxxmE
Day 3 Carlisle to Annan – https://youtu.be/KRIoEVXEv_A
Day 4 Annan Castle to Douglas https://youtu.be/V9LE4CLvIJQ?si=MLPvg2oDmn-qBpsF
Day 5 Castle Douglas to Newton Stewart https://youtu.be/a5VJNEZ9baI
Day 6 Newton Stewart to Ayr https://youtu.be/LmjQp7Xn74c
Day 7 Ayr to Paisley
Day 8 Paisley to Falkirk
Day 9 Falkirk to Dalkeith
Day 10 Dalkeith to Innerleithen
Day 11 Innerleithen to Norham
Day 12 Norham to Seahouses
Day 13 Seahouses to Cambois

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