7 Stanes & Merrick Trail South of Scotland MTB Adventure.
martin wilkins • September 30, 2021
First trip to Scotland. Based at Loch Ken 1/2 hour drive from Castle Douglas. Visiting and enjoying 4 of the 7 Stanes; Kirroughtree, Dalbeatie, Glentress and Mabie, plus a days hiking up the Merrick trail.
The Merrick is the highest summit in Southern Scotland 875m and lies at the heart of the Galloway ranges. We started from Loch Trool, that starts near Bruce's Stone.
A week away with a couple around 10 years older than me, both fit and very active. Making it a super week of getting to know the great outdoors.
Lush green forest and lots of rocks to ride over, both going up and down the trails. We did all the red trails and some blue.
7 Stanes Glentress bike park, 2 km from the lovely town of Peebies.
- Mabie - A good trail to start from first to give you a feel of the trails before hitting the other 7 Stanes bike parks.
- Glentress, possible my favorite trail of the 4 trails.
I grew up like that, I have always felt free and alive when I am in nature - At peace with the world and with oneself. I came to myself and realised: This is actually life!
Possible one of the most beautiful hikes I have been on. Hiking from Poncebos to Bulnes and back.
Mini-Adventure series With more time than money A campervan journey from High Wycombe to Murcia Spain via Gex France. .... Continued from the first leg:- https://www.losttraditions.org/back-on-the-road
With more time than money. A journey from High Wycombe to Murcia Spain via Gex France.
A delightful sequel to Spain in a campervan. Mini-Adventure series.
A week in the lakes, hitting the mountain bike trails and hiking Old Man Coniston. With wild camping spots.
A visit to Snowdonia, hiking the miners track and returning down the Pgy track. Then hitting the road South, looking for more adventure...
Charging the power station from the leisure battery in my campervan or from 110 W solar panel. To be a little self-sufficient when wild camping. Also, allows me to charge laptop and the phone for working remotely on longer trips away.
The world crisis we are all going though, will bring suffering and hard-times. This will bring a brilliant opportunity, from a good kick up the back-side to get people to work and build a better life. As we become in-tune of what's really important, we will not be able to rely on the health care system, people will have no choice but start to take care of themselves. Things will get better, but not the same as before, we will see less plastic rubbish being brought from China and more quality goods made locally.
Cycling can change your life
Cycling trails is one of the most spectacular activities you can do, for total enjoyment, fitness and living in the moment by not having a care of the big wide world, all with a big sense of achievement.
