Head to the dunes...

Been a while since i rode the trails through the dunes west of Gullane Point. The dunes are on Aberlady Nature Reserve, but it is perfectly legal to cycle on the paths there. And what a suprise to find what used to be an indistinct path in places along the top of the dunes above the shore line has been covered this winter with blown sand and a good path walked out along it`s entire lenght!. For the first time i have known you can ride a 4" tyre fatbike it`s entire lenght.  When i had the big 5" tyre Surly Moonlander there was a few stoppies along the top on the bigger Fatbike and a real struggle on the 4" tyre bikes in places,

Leaving the village and a quick look around St Andrews Church...

In the distance the dunes beckon...

After Friday`s baltic cold strong southerly wind Saturday was calm and warm!, end of the day i had to wring out my Buff, first warm ride of the year :)

I love it out here cycling and walking through the dunes and the WW2 Anti invasion tank blocks which were constructed here in August in 1940 as part of the `Coastal Crust` defenses...
German Invasion looked certain if the Luftwaffe could destroy the RAF. None of this was ever tested thankfully, and i think makes a great memorial today to those whe defended our country...

Wonder how many million tons of `War crete` was poured to make the defences that line the UK coastline?..

Spigot Mortor mount

Along the old paths lnking the highest dunes, usually a short push is required at the tops...

The main Reserve path at the west end of the dunes...

Here is a wee film i made through the dunes to here, included Vimeo and YouTube links for the films as some folks have said they can only see on or the other channel links-modern technology!!!
Song is `Organ Inc` by Phontaine
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Surly Pugsley; Gullane Point Dunes April 16 Pt 1 of 2 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

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Then it was along the newly `resanded` path.  Here back at the western end of the dunes...

I  rode it non stop and did a non stop film with the Go Pro chest mounted.. I try not to do films like this as i like to break up the films to keep them interesting, but this trail will be an option at Forth Fat on the Saturday when we ride east from the midget Sub wrecks. Its a sweet trail...
Song is `Golden Bango 2` by Phontaine

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Surly Pugsley; Gullane Point Dunes April 16 Pt 2 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.


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I was roasting and stopped for a bit and soaked up the calm warm weather, a nice mornings ride...

More soon...