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.
GoPro Failings: A whole days footage lost on the GoPro Hero 10 and overexposed images on the Hero 9.
Irvine
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/irvine-p242611
Dalgarven Mill
Kilwinning
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/kilwinning-p242601
Semple Country Park
Garnock Viaduct
https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/G/Garnock_Viaduct/
Paisley
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/paisley-p237371
Sustrans
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/national-cycle-network-routes-in-south-west-scotland
OS Map
https://explore.osmaps.com/?lat=55.786850&lon=-4.775244&zoom=9.1572&style=Standard&type=2d&overlays=os-ncn-layer
00:00 – Ayr and Troon
08:16 – Irvine
09:20 – Irvine Maritime Centre
09:45 – Kelpie Manikins
10:35 – Killwinning Abbey
11:19 – Garnock Viaduct
12:47 – Dalgarven Mill
16:33 – Semple Trail
17:14 – Cast Semple Church
17:56 – Castle Semple Temple
18:01 – Temple on the hill
18:11 – The Flinstones, Johnstone
18:20 – Route map
18:37 – Statistics
1 and 1 half miles from the hotel we just joined ncn 7 again so we’re heading first of all into trun which is where we went for our mucha M yesterday and then we’re heading north up the coast and hoping for not too much of a headwind
Just coming into the TR and there’s loads of seabu thorn in Berry hello I have heard it’s supposed to make a really good jelly never tried it you hear people say that it’s great there a compliment to certain strong cheeses or strong meat one of my one of my acquaintances
Said a few years ago have you ever made it have you ever tried it he said don’t it’s horrid I haven’t yet but I’m tempted C see it’s loaded with it hardly make out Aaron shrouded in Cloud over there we’ve had some rain in the night
We’re not supposed to get any rain this morning so fingers cross cross all we got to deal with this morning is a Headwind well if anybody’s watching these videos because they’re interested in doing the locks and Glenn South Route One thing I would say is that allow time to just check out a and TR regarding the views out to seea Aaron Elsa Craig R out Tob it’s stunning and you just can’t capture it
On video so we’ll insert a couple of pictures maybe something from yesterday or day off but it is amazing right note for our grandson you would absolutely love some of this route because we are right alongside the railway line and this is the third time today we’re running alongside Railway Line haven’t taken any trains Yet and here we go going across the railway line I this is for you yep Hi [Laughter] Ian and look both ways and down we Go yep now we’re still running alongside the railway line but it’s on our Left Hi Got Me overall that looks yes it does on the other hand I think we’re supposed to go right but I’m not Sure oh Good oo hello oh a mile marker with a bit of a SE View Oh Oh I I think this is probably going to be one of our most relaxed poling days to be honest nature reserves country parks Okay We’re living on the Northeast Coast Northeast Co of England that is I can’t get over how much more is in flow on the west coast Scotland I’m seeing R Rose still in flower there loads of hips but there’s still enough flow to give off quite a heavy scent when you go past Them and what else have I seen that’s surpris me oh yes wild yarrow really blooming it’s just taking me a because uh I think they were passed it a month ago in North Umberland What a lovely little place it’s coming into Irvine I imagined it to be more industrial Min I think I don’t know why um but I don’t know if the old houses have just been beautifully done up or whether they’re new houses and in an older style Nice little sculptures here and there animals pigeon on a wall couple of dogs sitting by a Tree And this is kill winning Abby big goodness it must have been big yeah it’s interesting to see which bits have [Applause] Survived just coming away from Kill winning and we’re going over a Viaduct And another Millennium mile marker 176 mile 30 miles to Gas Mile 19 told by cyclist we have a Sak descent and I think this is it nothing like what we left behind in the hills in the forest of gallway Though the official route takes us under that bridge to the right we are going to take a detour to the left go and find a mill to look at [Applause] [Applause] Hello We have left the mill behind us some very nice coffee cake very nice little pie because you just have to don’t you got left hand turn coming up up going underneath Railway and we’re back on Route 7even it’s highly recommend visting Del Garen Mill if you’ve got any interest in things historical and past generations of Rural Life Well hly that’s where we headed Mile 24 and 1 half now we got another downhill we doing 500 and something meters of ascent all together today which is nothing compared with a couple of days ago but the legs are feeling It Look another bridge and I’ve just had a deer stand right in the middle of the path in front of me and that’s when my my camera battery died tried to get some photog of my phone by then there were there were two of them actually you hiding in the undergrowth so we’ll see Hello here we are at the Country Park nice day to be out on the water actually reached mile 30 m and a half And yet another bridge this is a nice bit of Railway line we’re still at uh Castle Temple lock down on the right hand side of us and we just had a look at the old estate Church which was founded in I know 15 something can’t know the date now it’s a vast state Okay Ching A