Saturday i loaned friend Craig the Surly KramPug 29+ and riding the Wednesday with the 27.5+ wheels we rode along the coast across Coldinham Moor in Berwickshire, An epic day with jaw dropping cliffs and dramatic coastal scenery.
Berwickshire is a gem of a county rarely visited compared to the other old County Regions that now make up The Scottish Borders, and it is full of trails, esp old roads, some green with grass, some mettled.
The Coastal Path from Cockburnspath to Coldinghame is now well advertised and signed,
When i first cycled it it was signed but not much sign of it on the ground,
Today Craig parked the van at Dowlaw farm to cut out the road miles which include a long slog of a climb and after a chat with a guy from Musselburgh whose father he was with was walking his last section today to complete the whole coastal route, not bad for a 91 year old - hats off to you sir!,
We were soon rolling and a gentle down hill to the old Threshing machine...
Lovely old bridge...
An empty field allowed a visit to this WW2 building, not seen one like this before, Craig reckoned the steel rods would have been to attach camouflage netting for concealment...
Single track awaited, created by the feet of sheep...
Enlarge this pic and see the zig zag path descending to the shoreline, also a huge pice of rusted steel...
Ahead the huge cliff of Heathery Carr...
Pic by Craig...
Big push up but did not take too long,,,
Ahead is St Abbs...
Here is some film from Dowlaw to St Abbs,
Song is `Processed Beats` by Kasabian...
Coldingham Moor Singletrack; Pt 1 Sept 17 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.
From the light house the trail is a rollercoaster of ups and downs and nice single track feet away from hugh drops so not for the Vertigo induced cyclists...
Craig walked the stuff close to the edge while i rode it and filmed...
Pic by Craig...
Here is some film of those clipped trails, the Go Pro fish eye lense flattens out the steepness to the descents,
Song is theme for `Lonely Planet` by Dreamcatcher...
Coldingham Moor Singletrack; Pt 2 Sept 17 from coastkid71 on Vimeo.
From St Abbs we rode to Coldinghame on the Creel Road, an ancient old road...
Loads of trails around here we will save for another visit...
We need to go look closer at the Radar at form RAF Crosslaw CHEL R2 Rotor Radar Station The former Guard house over the flooded bunker is now a private house...
Pic by Craig...
And back to the car park...
Superb ride.
More soon...
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