5 days in bonnie scotland

[wideparting]

good evening to our scottish brethren.coming up on monday for 5 days around the stranraer area on the bike.can anyone is this area tell me has the snow gone,what are the state of the roads and anywhere to avoid.grateful for some local knowledge,thanks.j

 

[cunning fox]

try an avoid the A77 north and the A75 east, all the other roads are fine

Boatman stays quite close to here, try an avoid him tae

 

[wideparting]

try an avoid the A77 north and the A75 east, all the other roads are fine

Boatman stays quite close to here, try an avoid him tae

very good, it took me a few minutes to work that one out.

 

[cunning fox]

very good, it took me a few minutes to work that one out.

the isle of whithorn, a peninsula south of stranraer, is a crackin ride out to the cafe at the end of a wee dirt track. Also try the queens road in the galloway forest park, great twisties.
hope it's dry for ya

 

[wideparting]

the isle of whithorn, a peninsula south of stranraer, is a crackin ride out to the cafe at the end of a wee dirt track. Also try the queens road in the galloway forest park, great twisties.
hope it's dry for ya

must dash, rab c nesbitt is just starting.i need to learn the lingo.

 

[kirky1298]

+ 1 for the queens highway , then keep going to St John's town of Dalry , from there over to Thornhill via Moniaive then the icing on the cake , the Dalveen pass ,, rip the tits off it up through there and over to Elvanfoot , you won't be dissapointed . from there head back through Wanlockhead and the Mennock Pass , just bimble back and enjoy the scenery, take a few pics and let the adrennaline settle back down it's one of my favourite wee loops that one , enjoy


if you prefer a longer rute i'll post one up that takes you back through the Galloway forrest park starting and finishing in Newton Stewart

 

[kirky1298]

here you go ,, try this wee puppy out ,, it's a belter

in fact , i'll take a run round it the morra and post up some pics


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[hank]

Here's one I made earlier.

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And a wee link to some more roads http://www.motorcyclescotland.com/


Hank

 

[kirky1298]

Here's one I made earlier.

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And a wee link to some more roads http://www.motorcyclescotland.com/


Hank

aye , thats the Mennock pass fae west to east ,,,, somebody took a wrong turn there at the end

 

[wideparting]

thanks for the info guys.roll on monday.

 

[Deleted acc oony]

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96524:thumb2

 

[hugh jarrs]

The A712, Newton Stewart to New Galloway is full of pot holes and covered in gravel after the bad weather...... take it easy.

 

[boatman]

try an avoid the A77 north and the A75 east, all the other roads are fine

Boatman stays quite close to here, try an avoid him tae

aye, nae wonder yev nae pals

 

[boatman]

You might like a wee run out to Portpatrick the wee village near Stranraer lunch in the Crown hotel is always good n they are bike friendly (big dave ane o the guys that runs the bar is a biker .This is my local patch and the routes that have been posted up for you are all good ones. You will need to be a wee bit careful wi the forward vision as some of the roads roud here are in a real mess wi farm rubbish and the results of the wee bit fresh weather we have been having this winter. i will pm you my mob any probs give me a ring

 

[cunning fox]

aye, nae wonder yev nae pals

 

[wideparting]

we are back

hi people were back,thanks for the info.had a few nights in the crown[nice guiness]and some great roads,not too bad weather although bloody cold.did some of the roads you suggested,very good.found this one,went from barrhill to luce.great road but snow on the top,and some butt clenching moments.just need a few days for my feet to thaw and ill be fine.

 

[cunning fox]

glad you had a good time

were y'all travelling on the one bike

 

[wideparting]

glad you had a good time

were y'all travelling on the one bike

no we came on these

 

[wully]

Mind and come back when the weather warms up

 

[boatman]

aye yer a bunch o hardy souls right enough ! that barrhill road,s tricky enough in the winter. Come back up in t summer after the clocks change ,loads o nice wee bits round oor wee corner o the country.