[Closed] STW Drumlanrig ride ?

Forecast looks fair for Sunday, cool and dry and it hasn't rained for a few days, so trails should be running well.

I'll be there back of 10, silver BMW estate. Hope we get a few turning up. Remember as it's closed season car parking is free but the Cafe will be shut..

I'll be there in the Van at 10 Iain, bring a mug and I'll get a brew going pre-ride.

Still planning to be there...black Vivaro and 456 hardtail

I'm picking George Crocket up from Cambuslang station at 9 so we should be there for just after 10

Blue Leon

Cambuslang? At least it'll make Sanquhar look okay by comparison Richard!. 😆

Not going to make it now, can't get down there til later 🙁 Y'all have fun!

Quick heads up... saw D&G Roads alert that the A76 will be closed at Sanquhar from friday night to monday morning...official diversion is the lengthy one A70 from Cumnock out to M74 and back in on the A702 to Carronbridge!

There's the back road into Drumlanrig from Sanquhar if you come down the A76 but it's not a great road.

From Glasgow area, or south, M74 and A702 as usual should be OK, but I guess not so easy for Ayrshire folks

Hmmm....

That's a bugger of a diversion, and the wee back road VMG mentions is just as bad. Think I may revisit Comrie instead.

Aye, fair enough nobeer, makes it a trek for you. Hopefully others still up for it ?

vmg ?
Rich ?

Anyone else ?

Head down the A713 from Ayr (castle douglas rd), turn off left after carsphairn onto B729 to Moniave rd then onto thornhill , I use this rd all the time to go up to Ayr and back down to mates at moniaive which is only 10mins from thornhill. Takes a couple of minutes longer than coming down the horrible A76 road and is much more scenic and you'll be lucky to encounter any traffic at all.

I was actually just looking at that Soma, great minds!. I'll be there then Iain.

I actually can't find anything to say that the A76 is shut btw, just some roadworks and lights according to Trafficscotland.

🙂

It was a FB post by "Dumfries Galloway Police Division"... resurfacing works south of Sanquhar... assumed it was legit?

I'd love to have made this, unfortunately I have "sh't going down" so won't be there.

Enjoy, take a #jennride pic please.

I've got a signed Mountain Biking Pass from the wife

I will be there!

Pity Jimmy, Long time no see, next time!.

Will try and make this ; i'll be the old git at the back on the Pyga .

Sociable pace Joe!. Well for the first lap anyway.... 😀

Laps ? are we doing the Blue ? 😀

See you in the morning 🙂

Good stuff Matt.

See y'all in a few hrs 😀

That was great, 9 of us out, perfect trail conditions. Great to meet a few new faces 😀

Aye, well worth the long diversion (A few minutes my arse Somafunk!!). Great to see some old and new faces, Just need a dry cold spell in November and we can do that Big Wanlockhead loop.

Just finished the tree clearing I rushed off for...

Great ride, nice to meet to you all. My thumbs hurt - Drumlanrig is a cracking spot, pretty relentless and engaging riding. I like. 😀

Got the maps out now, spotted some decent looking options on the twistfest back over to the A713.

Good to meet you Matt.

Sounds worth a look next month nobeer. Sorry missed you at end, Chris and I decided to do rest of the red.

A few minutes my arse Somafunk!!

😳

It's only 14 odd miles from carsphairn to moniaive, Takes me 20 ish mins (prob coz i know the road really well and a Mk2 Golf is well suited for it 😉 ) and i figure another 8 miles from moniaive to drumlanrig so perhaps 40mins max from carsphairn.

I'm sure you'll be quicker next time 😀

Sounds like you's all had a cracking day, i bet the trail conditions were perfect after all this good weather.

Usually 50 mins to the Drum from Prestwick, 90 today!. It's a lovely drive though, SUW looks worth an explore crossing the road just after Carsphairn, have you ridden it from Dalry to the Sanquhar end at all Soma?

Aye lovely day for it and great to meet everyone!

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i bet the trail conditions were perfect after all this good weather.

The dangers of grabbing the family P&S camera. One of my clan set it too lowest image quality. This on only discovered just now. Images are rubbish, really rubbish. Sorry!

Was all the blue deliberate?

Nice to meet you all and a fun day.. quite different from Kirri .

Followers of fashion, that is all.

Thought so. Totes on trend.

SUW looks worth an explore crossing the road just after Carsphairn, have you ridden it from Dalry to the Sanquhar end at all Soma?

Back in 94 i rode (pushed/carried?) the entire route with a mate over 10 days……...don't do it, there is far better long distance trails in scotland to explore, There was recent plans to upgrade the very poor sections so that they are passable by bike but i'm unsure as to whether or not they have secured sufficient funding to do this.

Perhaps that's a bit harsh but the first half of the route up to Sanquhar is either field paths, tussocky grass/bog that is so infuriating to try and ride, hike a bike boulder paths or fire roads (if you have made it this far a fire road will have you crying for joy) with a few short but very nice single track sections so you can forgot about the first half, the route from Sanquhar is rideable and especially from St Mary's loch onwards as there are some cracking sections of single track, most of this section was used for the 2007 Trans Scotland stage race which was a hoot!.

If i was to do it now i'd start at Sanquhar/Wanlockhead and take it from there, here is a link to [url= http://coastkid.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/cycling-southern-upland-way-pt-1.html ]Coastkids blogspot[/url] where he highlights the first section.

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Aye, well worth the long diversion (A few minutes my arse Somafunk!!). Great to see some old and new faces, Just need a dry cold spell in November and we can do that Big Wanlockhead loop.

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If i was to do it now i'd start at Sanquhar/Wanlockhead and take it from there, here is a link to Coastkids blogspot where he highlights the first section.