The Forest In Fife on a Fike! (Bike)

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The Forest In Fife on a Fike! (Bike)

Post by James » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:00 pm

So I have a vague plan ... early one Saturday morning, a group of us catch the train to Dundee and spend two days cycling the costal route down into Edinburgh. We find some random wood to camp in on the Saturday night and (some of us) enjoy fish and chips from Pittenweem which is apparently even better than the famous ones from Anstruther ... Would anyone be interested?

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Post by Duncan » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:49 pm

I'd be up for this.
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Post by Dandolo » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:59 pm

I would relish this! But on the condition that we take it slow (max 50 mi/day) for this poor cripple. How far is the coastal route?

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Post by graeme » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:16 pm

I would be up for this.

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Post by James » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:13 am

I think the costal route is 70/80 miles but I will check that properly soon and report back....

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Post by Fils d'Abeille » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:53 am

I too am one for coastal routes, as well as other routes. My tire exploded... It has a big rip in it. Apparently it will cost me 20 quid to replace the bastard.
Anyway, I'm a hopefully attending.

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Post by Dandolo » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:21 pm

I think including crossing the Tay and Forth it may approach 100mi. Could we stretch it to three days and visit the Isle of May?

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Post by beev » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:24 pm

Where's this Isle of May?

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Post by Dandolo » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:29 pm

At the mouth of the forth, rides are to be got from Anstruther.

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Post by emily » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:29 am

if you are super energetic you can kayak out to the isle of may. do that instead! (maybe not in the middle of a hundred mile bike ride i suppose)

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Post by James » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:49 am

Cycle Route 1 - Dundee, Tayport, Tensmuir Forest, Leuchars, Guardbridge, St. Andrews - 18 miles
A917 - St. Andrews, Crail, Anstruther (Isle of May!), Pittenweem, St. Monans, Elie, Lower Largo - 25 Miles
A915 - Lower Largo, Leven - 3 Miles
A955 - Leven, Methhill, Buckhaven, East Wemyss, Coaltown of Wemyss, Dysart, pathhead, Kirkcaldy - 11 Miles
Cycle Route 1 - Kirkcaldy, Edinburgh - 22.5 miles

Total: 80 Miles!

Slightly wary about following the main roads round the East Nuek of fife, they can be busy .. but I think it will still be nice to see the route.

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Post by Dandolo » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:17 pm

It's also described as a walking route. How would a racer/road bike fare?

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Post by Duncan » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:29 pm

James, just wondering where you're getting those distances from ?

May well be right, but I've cycled some of those bits before and my spidey sense says they're a bit optimistic.
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Post by James » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:46 pm

Which bit is described as a walking route? They're all cycle paths or A roads. There is a fife coastal path which is a walking route, I've done some of it and parts of it would be very hard on a bike, which is why I'm avoiding it.

The A route distances come from Google maps, the 1st cycle route distance comes from a pdf of a leaflet from the cycle route people*, and google maps the 2nd one came from fife cycle network site** and a guardian article***. This one i'm slightly unsure about because of the crappy way they have split the route into stages, but if its of it should only be by a couple of miles.

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http://www.sustrans.org.uk/webfiles/Day ... uchars.pdf
** http://www.fifedirect.org.uk/fife-cycle ... 928A2A0F44
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http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/gui ... 36,00.html

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