94 miles, supposedly 17000 feet in 9 hours 15 mins plus 1 45 breaks. Probably the best day yet. stunning scenery interposed with very nice cycle ways on a mixture of old railways forestry tracks and minor roads. Had Phil, Sue and Catrina for company which was very nice, I can see the attractions of doing it as a group. With their guidance we started on the water route named because I think they said because it was the track along the water supply from the reservoir to Glasgow. Not on any bike maps. Then onto some minor roads. Passed the oldest pub in Scotland the Clachan. Later in the day I saw the oldest Inn in Scotland which seemed 200 years older. The railway track was a fantastic example of Victorian engineering, cut out of the hillside by hand. Then the final ascent of the day a 900 foot climb up to the pass into loch rannoch. On the food front had my first ever steak and haggis pie.
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