Steve (sdh2903) Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 With a break in the rain it'd be rude not to. Headed from home to Moffat and did the loop to Innerleithen, peebles, Broughton and back down past the devil's beef tub towards Moffat. Then went a bit off planned piste and got lost. Ended up in elvanfoot, over to Leadhills, Wanlockhead and mennock. Then found the lovely a702 from Carronbridge back up to elvanfoot. 15 miles of smooth fast flowing A road with fabulous scenery and no traffic in sight, fabulous. I did take a few vids aswell which I've cobbled together into a short edit. Excuse this it's my first time editing a video and excuse the cheesy music. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHew Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Often when you get lost they turn out to be the best drives. Stunning scenery....👍. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Taylor Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Some great roads there , we did some of them on the nav run , good to see you out and about 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrobson2999 - Kent AO Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 looks great!! Lovely scenery and a fab car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davep1 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Glad you enjoyed the Dalveen pass - my local road, you could have popped in for a brew! Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve (sdh2903) Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Davep1 said: Glad you enjoyed the Dalveen pass - my local road, you could have popped in for a brew! Dave. You certainly have some lovely roads on your doorstep dave. But yes the dalveen pass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Marks - North Oxfordshire AO Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The loop off the M74 past Leadhills & Wanlockhead, drop down to the A76 then back up the A702 (Pass of Dalveen) is an absolute must if you are in that area. I took part in an RSOC drive to John o' Groats and led my friends along these roads on the way back. They loved it. Of course, we finished off by going from Abington down the Devil's Beef Tub road (A701) to the Moffat "tourist trail" - pie supper in the chippy on Church Street, a home made ice cream in the sweet shop opposite then into the Moffat Toffee shop to gawp at all the shelves full of bottled sweets (and there is also the huge selection of Whiskies at the back of the shop should that be your preference!) It is such a shame that this is all 325 miles from mine -or I'd get up there much more regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBrad Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Although the Dalveen and Mennock passes have the dramatic scenery, I prefer the less-attractive 3rd sister, the Crawfordjohn-Sanquhar B740 - longer and squigglier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve (sdh2903) Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 08/10/2021 at 12:54, BigSkyBrad said: Although the Dalveen and Mennock passes have the dramatic scenery, I prefer the less-attractive 3rd sister, the Crawfordjohn-Sanquhar B740 - longer and squigglier. Just do all 3 its a great half day run for me, although from memory the b740 whilst squigglier is also a bit bumpier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 @Steve (sdh2903) if you are around Moffat this Thursday May 19 we’ll be passing through on our annual Tour! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve (sdh2903) Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Sorry Chris @Kingster Ive only just seen this. I was snowed under at work all day anyways. Hope you boys have a great trip. When you heading back down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Steve (sdh2903) said: When you heading back down? Monday Ullapool to Pitlochry - then Tuesday Pitlochry to Newcastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Allan Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Some great looking scenery there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowsh Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Some nice shots and some great roads! Worth noting if you're ever back down this way that Moffat now has the Esso Supreme+ 99 octane in petrol station next to the big park. Maybe just a placebo effect but it "feels" better than Vpower and is apparently ethanol free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Afraid it's not ethanol free in Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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