Monday 10 July 2017

PITLOCHRY TO LOCH RANNOCH RIDE

this route has been on my mind for some time now :)
originally i planned pitlochry to rannoch station and back, circular around both lochs: loch tummel and loch rannoch, but this route comes to 120km /80m and i dont think i would be ready for a hilly ride of this length anytime soon. as per 'web' elevation gained on the full route is over 9000ft (because of the mighty schiehallion)
anyway, i believe this was my most hilly cycling day to date.


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juz jakis czas ta trasa chodzila mi po glowie :)
oryginalnie planowalam jechac z pitlochry az do stacji kolejowej rannoch (i spowrotem) ale taka trasa ma okolo 120km, a nie sadze ze jestem gotowa na takie gorzaste 120km..nie, na pewno nie jestem gotowa. 'internet' mowi ze jesli dodamy podjazdy z calej trasy -pitlochry do rannoch station i spowrotem po drugiej stronie jezior, to wychodzi 9000ft (3000m), no owszem jest gora dol gora dol i gora dol... no i jeszcze droga idzie zboczem gory schiehallion.. 
w kazdym razie pierwsze koty za ploty, narazie byla to nasza najbardziej 'gorzysta' trasa




@ queens view
how nice is it was to cycle all the way up to the viewpoint and hear people praising our fitness hahaha i wish! but still it was nice. not that i almost passed out hahaha

jak milo bylo wjechac rowerem az dfo samego punktu widokowego i uslyszec innych gratulujacych nam formy hahah jaka tam forma, prawie zemdlalam na podjezdzie :)



queens view cafe
after first climb we definitely deserve a cake!
po pierwszym podjezdzie zaslugujemy na ciacho!




queens view / loch tummel / schiehallion



nice tee :)  
 fajna koszulka, dzies jestem piratem rowerowym



continuing towards tummer bridge
jedziemy dalej, do tummer bridge












mighty schiehallion, see from every angle that day. the munro was dominating the scenery
wielki schiehallion, tego dnia widziany od prawie kazdej strony, totalnie zdominowal krajobraz



















pass tummel bridge, last 5 miles before kinloch rannoch
minelysmy tummel bridge, ostatnie 8km do kinloch rannoch



loch rannoch!
last couple of miles were a struggle. head wind+hills. when we arrived to kinloch rannoch we still cycled a bit further, to the loch. in that windy weather it reminded a sea rather than a loch..

ostatnie kilka kilometrow byly dosc ciezkie - pod wiatr i jeszcze gorki.
kiedy dojechalysmy do kinloch rannoch nie zatrzymalysmy sie we wiosce tylko podjechalysmy nieco dalej, do jeziora. przy tej pogodzie to raczej wgladalo jak morze



sea rannoch  /  morze rannoch 
:)







kinloch rannoch







on our way back to tummel bridge







in tummel bridge we crossed the bridge and cycled on a smaller, quieter road, along the north shore. nice, but hilly! (signposted FOSS)
w tummel bridge skrecilysmy i przejechalysmy przez most a potem mala drozka wzdloz polnocnego brzegu jeziora tummel (drogowskaz na Foss)











loch tummel















almost back in pitlochry!  
juz prawie w pitlochry!




route profile
profil trasy



helmet hair  / kaskowe wlosy




route of the day / trasa dnia



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