Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Dundee to Pitlochry (The Salmon Run)

Dundee to Pitlochry (The Salmon Run)

Day 1. Cycled from home to York Station. Train to Dundee via Edinburgh. Cycled Route 77 to Perth. Bed & breakfast. 41 miles.

Day 2. Cycled to Pitlochry on Route 77. Bed & breakfast. 39 miles.

Day 3. Cycled to Pitlochry Station. Train to York straight through. Cycled home. 16 miles.

Total miles 96.

Day 1. Dundee - underneath the Tay Road Bridge.

 
The Tay Road Bridge.


Dundee - Discovery Point.



RRS Discovery.






Dundee - Route 77 Riverside Drive.



9 miles mark near Little Powgavie.






Minor road at Mains of Errol.



19 miles. West of Glencarse.



The River Tay and Perth from the minor road above Kinfauns Castle.



Kinnoull Hill just east of Perth.



Day 2. The River Tay in Perth.



26 miles mark just north of Perth.


Cycle path washed away by the River Almond near Almonbank.



Almondbank.



Near the A9 in Birnam Wood, Dunkeld.



The station access steps at Dunkeld Station.



The A9, behind, on entering Birnam.



Dunkeld.



Route 77 lies through the arch just north of Dunkeld.



Just through the arch.



The hotel grounds.



The River Tay.









The A9 flyover. The cycle route goes under the road and circles up and round to cross the river  to pick up the B898 into Strath Tay.



The B898 in Craigvinean Forest. I didn't see any.



49 miles.Turn right here to pick up the minor road into Pitlochry. This junction could easily be missed if you were to be cycling fast from the summit at Dalguise.



Logierait Bridge.



The towers of the Port na Craig Suspension Bridge, behind, that cross the River Tummel into Pitlochry.


The Port na Craig Suspension Bridge, Pitlochry.






Looking upstream from the bridge to Pitlochry Dam and Fish Ladder.



The end of the route, Pitlochry.



A closer view of the Power Station.



The Fish Ladder.






The fish viewing area.







Moulin Brewery a short walk uphill from Pitlochry.



Moulin Hotel in front of the brewery.




Outside the Moulin Hotel.



A pint of Braveheart at £2.90 a pint.



Day 3. Cycled from my bed and breakfast to the station en route for home.




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