Riccarton Line

Description

100km cycling event starting from Morrisons Supermarket, Hawick TD9 9NQ. Controls at Falstone Tea Rooms and Hawick.

An out and back route from Hawick to Falstone through the hills and moors of the southern Scottish Borders and North Northumberland passing Kielder Water on the way.

This event can count towards the Scottish Borders Randonneurs’s Super Rouleur Series. The route meanders south from Hawick towards Bonchester Bridge and then over Note' o' the Gate. Named after Mary Queen of Scots comment to her entourage as she rode from Jedburgh to Hermitage Castle in a day to visit her lover, the wounded Earl of Bothwell. Once over this pass you turn left at the next junction following the former railway line route from Riccarton Junction to Hexham. This quiet road takes you through rolling countryside to Kielder Water. Once passed the dam you turn left again for Falstone where there is a warm welcome at the Falstone Tea Rooms. The journey back is a simple retracing of the route you have just followed from Hawick.

On your return to Hawick please make your way to Hawick Cycling Club HQ at 2 Teviot Crescent for well-earned refreshments and to hand in your Brevet Card.

Event Date and Location

Date:

Sun, 4 Jun 2023 Add Event to my Personal Calendar

Distance:

100 km (100 km) in 6h40

Time:

09:00 to finish by 15:40

Starting from:

Morrisons Supermarket, Hawick TD9 9NQ

Fee:

£8.50

Closing Date:

Enter soon as entries may close early if event is full

Entries close at:

30 riders

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PARENTAL CONSENT is required for entrants under 18 years of age. This can be declared by the parent/guardian making an online entry on behalf of the under 18 rider. Otherwise, although an entry can be made online, the parent/guardian should complete and sign the parental consent form available here. More information about event entry terms related to under 18 year olds is here.