http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Summer Solstice 2021 bike hike to The Covenanter’s Grave en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:03:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476&page=2#post-351690 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:34:10 +0000 gembo 351690@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another of the rules of the Rapha Gumball Rally is you can leave the route for whatever reason but must return to the route afterwards at the exact same point. Before going forwards.</p> <p>Maybe the person went back to Gateshead and swapped bike? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476&page=2#post-351688 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:17:21 +0000 Frenchy 351688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There must be a very good cafe in Gateshead. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351685 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:57:44 +0000 acsimpson 351685@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems to be heading back to the course now. He was in Gateshead an hour ago but he is now closer to Hexham. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351682 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:33:44 +0000 chdot 351682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Heading for the exit? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351681 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:33:02 +0000 acsimpson 351681@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They seem to have taken the turn on minor roads though which suggests they were still on their bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351680 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:24:14 +0000 amir 351680@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No 24 has taken an interesting turn </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351679 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:12:23 +0000 SRD 351679@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i don't think the message got thru:</p> <p>"Five days may seem generous, but this is a rally not a race. Riders are encouraged to enter with the spirit of adventure in mind, not a fast finishing time. The going will be tough at points so you might travel slower than expected on some sections." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351678 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:47:32 +0000 chdot 351678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This?</p> <p><a href="https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/stories/the-pennine-rally" rel="nofollow">https://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/stories/the-pennine-rally</a></p> <p>Or</p> <p>Summer Solstice 2021 bike hike to The Covenanter’s Grave</p> <p>Or gembo? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351676 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:11:09 +0000 neddie 351676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What's happening? Can someone explain? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351675 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:05:08 +0000 chdot 351675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>VERY strung out</p> <p><a href="https://live.opentracking.co.uk/rpr2021" rel="nofollow">https://live.opentracking.co.uk/rpr2021</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351674 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 07:40:47 +0000 gembo 351674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like the Rapha Gumball Pennies Rally left Gamma Transport Division yesterday and went up the WoL path to the Balerno route we have been recce-ing and swung south towards the drove roads.</p> <p>One rule encourages wild camping but only where legal</p> <p>Another rule was Leave No Trace.</p> <p>Rapha gave you the route and tracker and a croissant for £130 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351672 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:10:44 +0000 gembo 351672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No not from Crosswood</p> <p>You can get over from Listonshiels and Borestane down to Carlops. Though that descent is rubbish,</p> <p>I am going up the red road then down East Side then swinging over to Eight Mile Birn than a mile on thenA702 then Ninemileburn back road the. Another half mile of a702 then Roman road from Carlops to Gowfie then the hydro road to the grave. Probably retrace this route home the next day as lot 9f the tracks look strong then fizzle out </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-351671 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:52:46 +0000 steveo 351671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Do you reckon any of route from crosswood reservoir is rideable?</p> <p>Not sure I'll be able to join, had a busy few weeks and I can't get a pass for a bit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344889 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:33:02 +0000 gembo 344889@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes route starts square D9 but shows the other southern Pentland tracks out of west Linton at North slipper field and indeed the Little Sparta route across the south west end that starts at the Poetry garden both these routes can be traversed by bicycle. Alas the descent from Cauldstane Slap down to carlops is not very bicycle friendly </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344887 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:20:58 +0000 acsimpson 344887@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>timeanddate.com says the solstice occurs at 4.32am BST on the 21st of June. Although as sunrise (in Tarbrax) is only 4 minutes before that the sun will obviously not be at it's highest point in the sky.</p> <p>There's some more background and a map including what I think is gembo's route here: <a href="http://pentlandfriends.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Map.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://pentlandfriends.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Map.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344870 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:56:47 +0000 gembo 344870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@aken, it is not so bad at the moment as frozen. Also maybe one more time at summer solstice following long dry spell </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344869 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:28:54 +0000 I were right about that saddle 344869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm</p> <p>Periodic acid is my favourite acid. (Meta, preferably but I'm not big on detail.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344868 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:24:04 +0000 AKen 344868@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I walked the route from Crosswood once. Take your wellies, or flippers - if you prefer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344864 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00:21 +0000 gembo 344864@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm 0557 on the OS Explorer map of the Pentlands. A great map so the former grid ref.</p> <p>Basically heading west maybe 200 metres beyond the B7008 road to west Calder. Goes past three dwellings on way up to reservoir. Any turn off the A70 beyond that grid ref that will I think just go to a farm or the massive shepherds hut Craigengar that stood in for the highlands in the Xmas special of Two Doors Down, filmed one summer day in a Hoolie.</p> <p>You do see Craigengar the Massive Shepherds Hut sleeps 16 costs £2k to rent for week high season on the walk to The Covenaters Grave, from the rear. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344863 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:51:04 +0000 fimm 344863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IWRATS nitrogen is vertically above phosphorus in the periodic table so it would be logical to compare and contrast the chemistry of the two.</p> <p>On topic, this sounds like an interesting expedition. Gembo, is the turn off the road at 051579 or 047571? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344817 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:23:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 344817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was none of that in chemistry. 'These atoms are correct.' 'These numbers are incorrect.' We had a professor (Evelyn Algernon Valentine his actual names) who a) had a double Cambridge first in chemistry and English and b) asked us to write essays comparing nitrogen to phosphorous but even now I am unsure why. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344814 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:47:46 +0000 gembo 344814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>‘Sake. Now you want an actual topic. Very picky these days old boy.</p> <p>Is a general theme on going cycling, checking forecast, looking out the window, getting the map, consulting the calendar for solstice/longest day.</p> <p>Possibly a peregrination around a topic?</p> <p>My professor of sociology wee Harvey once scored me high in an essay (70 per cent) given hiS SIDE bar comment half way through - Interesting to find the actual topic of this essay Gembo, here as one sentence IN PARENTHESES. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344812 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:16:51 +0000 I were right about that saddle 344812@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>What is the <em>actual</em> topic here? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344811 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:12:50 +0000 chdot 344811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dunno</p> <p>Ask gembo. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344809 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 11:56:35 +0000 I were right about that saddle 344809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot</p> <p>Can we keep this thread on topic please? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344806 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 11:21:02 +0000 chdot 344806@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Check forecast“</p> <p>I find this is increasingly unreliable these days. </p> <p>Last week, looking a few days ahead, the big rain dump (northern England) was supposed to be on Thursday. Seems to have arrived a day early. </p> <p>Minor inconvenience for cycling, but must make planning for flooding more difficult. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344805 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:49:39 +0000 I were right about that saddle 344805@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The traditional way to set dates is for me to wave my hands in the air and for @steveo to decide and then we all agree on that date. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344803 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:39:50 +0000 gembo 344803@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is it not universal? Check forecast take stab, if shocking retire to pub, return later?</p> <p>I was once forced to do some Munro Bagging in the Mamores in a blizzard which was stupid. </p> <p>In Mallorca there is a good shop in Puerto Pollensa called Pro Cycle Hire. Has a cafe attached.</p> <p>A couple of easters ago we were returning bikes at end of our trip, cycling up from Sineu in the middle of the island, was rough day, the waves coming over the road at Alcudia etc.</p> <p>The Guys and gals picking up their bikes sitting in the cafe despondently were super gloomy. No warm up ride to the Lighthouse that day, the whole holiday spoiled. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344802 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:32:43 +0000 chdot 344802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“just a cycle whichever day is nicer”</p> <p>Is that CCE policy?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20476#post-344799 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 10:24:17 +0000 gembo 344799@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If the weather is fair and we can bivvy on the Heather that is possible but we now stray into the tricky territory of declaring the solstice.</p> <p>According to the Old Farmers Almanac the sun reaches its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere at 11.32 pm on Sunday 20th June. So that is quite unhelpful and the Old Farmer is North American so that might be wrong or from a North American time zone of 11.32pm or maybe the old farmer runs on GMT?but would mean the RTTS would be Sat 19th into Sunday 20th and then there is the longest day.<br /> Sun rise to sun set on the Solstice.? UK sites presumably Greenwich gives start of Solstice as 04.31 Mon 21st June.</p> <p>So if we are having a festival, just hanging about, camping, whatever then probably Sunday into Monday, with options for returning Sunday even8ng?</p> <p>Or if just a cycle whichever day is nicer Sat or Sun? </p>