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Scottish Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary

10 August 2018 Andy

This Scottish Borders Coast-to-Coast Itinerary outlines the cycle route Sarah and I will be following in early Autumn. We will be cycling from Gretna to Berwick-Upon-Tweed, all the while hugging the Scotland-England border, mainly on the Scottish side. Mention the Scottish Borders and we picture big spaces: heather-clad hills, hundreds of square miles of forests and woodland, lochs and rivers. Of course, wherever trees and hills abound, then cyclists and mountain bikers won‘t be far away; some of the best cycling…

Scottish C2C Day 0 – Carlisle to Annan

27 September 2016 Andy

The first part of our Scottish C2C adventures involved the journey to the start, and that meant boarding a train from Stockport to Carlisle, followed by a cycle ride to Annan. It was an overcast, but fine day as we left the house late morning. It was lunchtime when we arrived in Carlisle. So we popped over the road to a cafe. Then it was time to head back to the rail station to meet the two other Andy’s. Soon we were on…

E2E Day 14 – Carlisle to Sanquhar

22 May 2012 Sarah

E2E Day 14. Today was really great weather – in fact it was almost too hot! We rode through some great lanes this morning. We crossed the border into Scotland at Gretna. Then went through Aanan and on into Dumfries for lunch. After lunch we went out on the A76, although we did detour off for a while and went along some quiet lanes which basically ran parallel to the main road. In Sanquhar, we are staying at Newark Farm….