Friday, September 02, 2011

The Big Loop

Took 12 hours 10 mins (ish). Went anti clockwise. Cafe stops at Pitlochry and Braemar. Distance: 160 miles with the 4 big climbs.

  • Inshriach 6.50am
  • Pitlochry  10.20am
  • 40 min Cafe stop ( 2 sausages, bacon, scrambled egg, toast, coffee)
  • Spitall of Glenshee 5 min leg stretch
  • Braemar 13.50pm
  • 40 min Cafe stop ( Cheese & tomato toasty, tea, caramel slice, can of beer)
  • Cock Bridge 5 min leg stretch
  •  Tomintoul 16.50pm
  • 10 min butty break ( 1 x cheese/salami)
  • 17. 15pm Brig O' Broon energy crash and another 10 mins butty break ( 1 x cheese/salami)
  • 18.10pm Nethy and a tow home from Pat
  • 7.00pm Cairngorm Hotel Aviemore for beer and chips
I took HighFive Zero electrolite tablets for the water bottle but refrained from any other energy products.
Pat tows home from Nethy

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