Forth and Solway

Description

311km cycling event starting from Dalkeith. Controls at Innerleithen, Eskdalemuir (Community Hub), Gretna Services, Johnstonebridge Services and Dalkeith., plus 3 information controls.

You can use E-Brevet proof of passage on this event.

A new Scottish 'coast to coast' for 2024. Controls at Dalkeith, Innerleithen, Gretna Services, Johnstonebridge Services plus four info controls.

A new Scottish 'coast to coast' for 2024. Starting outside Edinburgh (24h free parking, food outlets and toilets) with a flat run to and along the Firth of Forth at Longniddry, before heading inland through agricultural East Lothian and into the Southern Uplands to Innerleithen then up and over the Yarrow and Ettrick Valleys to Dumfries and Galloway and a pit stop at Gretna Services, before a cruise along the Solway coast to Annan. The Route then turns North calling at Johnstonebridge Services to refuel before the lonely but beautiful (largely downhill) run to the finish over the beeftub and back into Midlothian via West Linton moor. The route does cover some fairly remote stretches, particularly between Innerleithen and Gretna, and again from Moffat to West Linton, so keep this in mind.

Event Date and Location

Date:

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 Add Event to my Personal Calendar

Distance:

300 km (311 km) in 20h44

Time:

06:00 to finish by 02:44

Starting from:

Dalkeith

Fee:

£5.00

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NON-MEMBERS are welcome but need to register first. This is free - we ask you to do this so we can verify your contact details. You only need to register once and can then enter multiple events or in future convert to paid membership.

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.