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| Garbh Bheinn looking very dry and tempting today |
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| The top of the 'Alpine ' road over to Polloch |
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| .....and down to Loch Doilet |
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| My friend has hen and quail eggs for sale at Polloch |
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| Primroses in bloom along Loch Shiel |
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| Back to civilization at Glenfinnan |
Another glorious sunny day again, maybe the last day of this heatwave? I fancied a day on the bike today with a few hills along the way. After 'escaping death' along the A82 I was safe to live another day and rewarded with a free ride for me and the bike on the Corran Ferry-one of the few free things in life! Over in Ardgour it is like a different world from the madness on the main road on the other side of Loch Linnhe. It was hard to resist heading on foot and up one of the many lovely and quiet hills in this part of the Highlands, especially Garbh Bheinn where I've had any a fine day. After a quick food stop at Strontian and fueled up for the big climb over to Polloch. This fab road has been resurfaced since I last went over but that doesn't make it any easier! Then a superb run down the other side to lonely Loch Doilet and out to the SW end of Loch Shiel. This is a lovely off road ride along forest tracks and finishing at Glenfinnan. Then the final blast back to Fort William. This 60 odd mile bike run is full of varied scenery and a favourite of mine, if only there was a cycle lane to Corran!
2 comments:
Sixty miles on a mountain bike, well done. Ardgour is a truely lovely place and does have a nice quiet and removed feel about it. I must go and explore it more.
Always fitter after the winter of hauling all that ironmongery around! The bikes not even a decent one! I would have taken the Rolls Royce road bike but a bit rough along Loch Shiel!
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