It’ll be blowing a hooolie on the hill tops so hang on to your hats 🌬
No problem ..these things happen..sorry you are missing out ..some other time..Really sorry to drop out last minute - but I've got to work, been let down by courier service on a last minute job, so it's into the office for me tomorrow.
Great, thanks for clearing that up. When I put Wedder Leap carpark in as a destination it says Alwinton.There is only the one car park in that location ..it is just prior to the farm at Barrowburn ..and it is ( giving it its Sunday name) Wedder Leap...
Look forward to seeing you tomorrow
According to Google I don't approach from Alwinton but I am sure I will find it.When you leave Alwinton along the valley the road is very narrow with passing places. After about 4 mile you will pass a farm on your left with a post box and climb steeply over a bridge with a gorge on your rhs. The road then drops down to an other farm Shillmoor on your rhs continue over the bridge and from here the road is very narrow with blind summits and corners and you will pass a sheer rock face on your rhs with the very close to your lhs the valley starts to open up on both sides do carry on along this road and lookout for the large fir trees on your lhs these trees form the perimeter of the car park and you can’t miss it. Barrowburn Farm is clearly visible on your rhs about half a mile further on. Always keep an eye out for sheep all along the road from Alwinton.
When you leave Alwinton along the valley the road is very narrow with passing places. After about 4 mile you will pass a farm on your left with a post box and climb steeply over a bridge with a gorge on your rhs. The road then drops down to an other farm Shillmoor on your rhs continue over the bridge and from here the road is very narrow with blind summits and corners and you will pass a sheer rock face on your rhs with the very close to your lhs the valley starts to open up on both sides do carry on along this road and lookout for the large fir trees on your lhs these trees form the perimeter of the car park and you can’t miss it. Barrowburn Farm is clearly visible on your rhs about half a mile further on. Always keep an eye out for sheep all along the road from Alwinton.
Whoa..does it have you coming over from Byrness..?..According to Google I don't approach from Alwinton but I am sure I will find it.
First of all many thanks to everyone for turning up ..on what was a pretty horrendous start to the day..when the weather app predicted " passing showers " I really don't think any of us expected a continuous one lasting a few hours ..before the sun peeped through ..torrential being the best way to describe it with most of us soaked before we had even left the car park !
After The EMF ( Wayne) & myself had been banging on about how great these hills are..they weren't wearing their best clothes today ..
It did eventually.. the clouds parted and the sun peeped through and I would like to think that everyone had a good time by the end of the ride..
Tonycrc's power assisted day ended too early when the range extender wouldn't speak to the motor ..which let him join our exclusive club ( EMF & me ) of temporary fkd up motors ..so after the fantastic descent to Slymefoot he cut the ride short and along with Wayne who only had 3miles range left on Tonybro's borrowed Green Hornet took the road option back to the car..
The rest of us did another short loop up past Trows & over Barrowlaw ..but didn't do the final loop to Fairhaugh and down the Usway Burn ( it didn't seem right with two men down )..so saving that bit for a different ride in the future ..
With only one thing left to do after any ride ..refreshments in the pub ( Rose & Thistle , Alwinton .)
My thanks to Wayne for his help in organising the ride / sweeping at the back to keep the group together ..
Also to the new boys & girl for fitting in seamlessly..it felt like we had been riding together for years ..
I will post the pics a little later in the " Pic of the Day" section
Until the next time ..cheers gang
Yeah ..it was a bit disappointing that Alan ( walkea) didn't drag a bit of that with him on his way down from Glasgow ..
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