Don't EVER let me plan another ride again...
Death on the mountain - Velo finally expires
Don't worry, we let Mountain Rescue know where to retrieve the body.
I'll let the pictures tell the story. But summary - Far too much walking/climbing, not particularly retro friendly, and just not enough good riding for the effort involved.
The Gypsy Glen descent was nice, but the climb up was nasty - and once you're in Peebles, there's no good way back to Inners. The route we took up through Glentress was not the best either, the final steep climb up a walkers path involved crawling under/over fallen trees every 20 metres. To top it all, the initial part of the final descent off Lee Pen was so steep and rocky it was unrideable.
View from Lee Pen - Inners on the left, Cardrona on the right
Finally done with climb up to the start of Gypsy Glen - Kaiser and Velo still smiling
Start of Gypsy Glen proper - the route basically follows the ridgeline from right to left, then round the back of final hill on left
Velo turns violent...
...While I hide behind a dyke
GPS Data Here
Death on the mountain - Velo finally expires
Don't worry, we let Mountain Rescue know where to retrieve the body.
I'll let the pictures tell the story. But summary - Far too much walking/climbing, not particularly retro friendly, and just not enough good riding for the effort involved.
The Gypsy Glen descent was nice, but the climb up was nasty - and once you're in Peebles, there's no good way back to Inners. The route we took up through Glentress was not the best either, the final steep climb up a walkers path involved crawling under/over fallen trees every 20 metres. To top it all, the initial part of the final descent off Lee Pen was so steep and rocky it was unrideable.
View from Lee Pen - Inners on the left, Cardrona on the right
Finally done with climb up to the start of Gypsy Glen - Kaiser and Velo still smiling
Start of Gypsy Glen proper - the route basically follows the ridgeline from right to left, then round the back of final hill on left
Velo turns violent...
...While I hide behind a dyke
GPS Data Here
