Anyone know of any non A9 route for cycling Dunkeld to Pitlochry on skinny tyres?
Still a bit shocked google roe maps is suggesting using the A9 tbh!
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Dunkeld - Pitlochry
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Take the unclassified road on the east of the Tay as far as Ballinuig (some sections alongside, but not on the A9)
There are unclassified roads on either side of the Tay from there to Pitlochry (Green and Yellow local cycling routes). The googlecar has driven down all these routes so they are surfaced and passable.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Aye, it's a bit of a long way round, but if you are after 'scenic' try the A933 to Blairgowrie, then turn left onto A93, then at Bridge of Cally take the A924.
Also possible to head west, A826/A822/Old Military Road then up over the hills after Aberfeldy, cycle along Loch Tummel to Pitlochry.
Both nice routes: cycled some of these roads last year on the Tayside Transgression.
Posted 9 years ago # -
blairgowrie probably fastest route. Or head to aberfeldy and over Schiehallion if you fancy a lovely climb and decent combo.
Posted 9 years ago # -
"it's a bit a long way round"
Just a bit! 37 miles rather than 14!
Generally better to use CycleStreets over Google for planning bike journeys:
http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/43636275/
...that's pretty much k's route, opting for the west side of the Tay north of Ballinluig, which is the NCN route.
Bit of a steep pull out of Logierait.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Cheers folks
We are planning on getting to Dunkeld from Kinloch Rannoch via Aberfeldy and the old military Road.
We were having difficulty planning the bit back up to Pitlochry before turning off to Queens view and tummel Bridge!
Will plot those suggetions on google again!
Thanks
Posted 9 years ago # -
Google maps route planning refuses to believe that the A9 is not cycleable.
Posted 9 years ago # -
"Or head to aberfeldy and over Schiehallion"
That's over 55 miles. This is getting silly!
Posted 9 years ago # -
A9 is technically cycleable. CycleStreets fastest route uses the A9.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Instographic has cycled the A9 and might be able to shed light on its route.
Posted 9 years ago # -
I'm told the choo choo is only 15 minutes.
We'll see how puggled I am by Dunkeld :-)
Posted 9 years ago # -
I've done this a few different ways, kaputnik's route is probably quickest, an alternative (I think more peaceful) route is:
Set off from Dunkeld, follow the road that goes to the Dunkeld Hilton: just before the hotel itself, you join the riverside path (slightly stony/bumpy but passable on skinnys). Follow this until you pass under the A9 bridge. Just past the bridge, you can turn off the path to get up to the A9 and cross back over the bridge, then take the B898. Follow this until you reach the turnoff for the Logierait viaduct, then you can join the NC7 route to Pitlochry. Be warned, it is very up and down on that bit of the NC7. All part of the fun though :)
Posted 9 years ago # -
As Kaputnik said.
14 miles. See my below trace from Aug '13.
https://www.strava.com/activities/72394571It's a bit rough under-tyre along the riverside but I was fine on 23c Gatorskins.
A hint - just north of Dunkeld, after the riverside section, once you pop out onto the wide pavement, you have to double back on yourself along the pavement over the bridge (see 69miles on the trace) to then take the back road west of the A9.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Some good advice there by the looks, much appreciated.
Interesting destination there @Snowy, i've overnighted in a bothy in Glen Feshie on several occasions. Probably not for 20 years though!
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