21st July 2022 - Strathcarron ride - Brian - Mercian King of Mercia

 Wednesday 21st July I managed time off so Brian and I hatched a rough plan to go on a road ride, I know, I know, not what anyone was expecting ;)  

First thing Weds I headed down to Brians with the plan being to head out to Marybank way and ride down the other side of the river to Meig dam and then head down into the estate roads and head to the end of the road. As usual we would take detours as and when required.
Luckily the weather was decent and stayed that way for most of the day though it was quite breezy heading out.
We were out for about 5 hours or so riding through some lovely scenery going from glen to glen being spoilt for views around each bend. Spoilt also in that we seen very little traffic, around half a dozen or so cars all afternoon. 
I was on the King of Mercia and it was it's usual well riding, enjoyable self. Sure footed whether on or off road.
We did discover a few well off road loops that we will investigate further on the 1X1s later in the summer. If anyone wishes to join us just let one of us know and we can work around it.

Jamie

Brian crossing one of the footbridges