MacRetro National Innerleithen. Chat thread.
- Thread starter kaiser
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What about the Tweedlove routes - are there bits we can hijack any of those?
http://tweedlove.com/events/local-ride-outs
(not the best link) Pic is from the 45km Natural Tweed Route Map
http://tweedlove.com/events/local-ride-outs
(not the best link) Pic is from the 45km Natural Tweed Route Map
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Pics do look very old school type ride... http://www.flickr.com/photos/brian_phillips_pics/page6/
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
My suggestion in a wee bit more detail :
Climb up the XC route to the shortcut around the final Minch Moor climb then follow timber road untill it meets Southern Upland Way and ride that to the Three Brethren. Then jink off that and descend if its possible down the Long Philip Burn path and into Selkirk. Lunch break then head along road trying to avoid A707 if possble then rejoin SUW and climb back up to Three Brethren and retrace route back to top of Minch Moor for the XC trail descent back to car park.
Need to recce it but it might help us avoid being viewed as a group that only does trail centres.
If weather is not good then we just stick with the XC route and any oldschool DH we can find.
Climb up the XC route to the shortcut around the final Minch Moor climb then follow timber road untill it meets Southern Upland Way and ride that to the Three Brethren. Then jink off that and descend if its possible down the Long Philip Burn path and into Selkirk. Lunch break then head along road trying to avoid A707 if possble then rejoin SUW and climb back up to Three Brethren and retrace route back to top of Minch Moor for the XC trail descent back to car park.
Need to recce it but it might help us avoid being viewed as a group that only does trail centres.
If weather is not good then we just stick with the XC route and any oldschool DH we can find.
Loads of Links to B&B on the Innerleithen Web pages (think I just googled Innerleithen..)
I can check on availability of the rooms at my local - think it's about £20PPPN.
I was hoping to be able to offer a garage for secure storage (not that it's really a problem in Inners but...)
The Hill to the north, aka the Golf Course (or Caberston) has some good tracks, not ridden it for years though and those I did were mainly DH. That would be the one with the big square water tank....
I could ask Ian Linton if he could suggest some other routes - he's been a local since day dot and knows the hill better than I do... I know there are some hidden tracks which wind up as well as down
TK Most of the Tweedlove tracks are shut now...
I can check on availability of the rooms at my local - think it's about £20PPPN.
I was hoping to be able to offer a garage for secure storage (not that it's really a problem in Inners but...)
The Hill to the north, aka the Golf Course (or Caberston) has some good tracks, not ridden it for years though and those I did were mainly DH. That would be the one with the big square water tank....
I could ask Ian Linton if he could suggest some other routes - he's been a local since day dot and knows the hill better than I do... I know there are some hidden tracks which wind up as well as down
TK Most of the Tweedlove tracks are shut now...
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Some photos of the Long Philip Burn path, looks quite good.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=33556029
Also arial photos show a lots of potential for the route I suggest over to Selkirk
http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=33556029
Also arial photos show a lots of potential for the route I suggest over to Selkirk
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Might be able to skive off on Thursday to join you, what time you proposing ?
