I've heard many things about Crow Road. Today I decided that I was going to go find it and see what all the fuss is about. I started out around 9am with my pockets jammed full of food and extra water, expecting to get desperately lost. I'd looked on a google map before leaving, but I don't have a printer here so I couldn't print it out. To complicate matters further, most roads in the country are not marked, so you ride blindly and hope for the best. Luckily I knew half the route, and I figured that Crow Road wound up the hill pictured below.
As I rolled into Milton of Campsie, I stopped half a dozen times to ask where the road took off from. Disguised as a residential street, I finally found it, and it was wonderful. As it turns out, Crow Road ascends for almost 2 miles before descending about the same distance. Even though you can't really tell, there were streams and waterfalls in the glen on the left side, and a sharp hill on the right side. The hillside was dotted with ancient wells that were marked by stone slabs and carefully carved with a description of date and creator. I chased a guy up the hill for quite awhile, and I got far too excited and really started to feel the weight session that I did yesterday. At the top of the climb I caught up with him and we descended together. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures on the descent. The scenery was spectacular, but I was having too much fun going 35+ to take out my camera and stop. I know I'll be there again soon anyways.
This is happy Stephanie climbing Crow Road. (I've got a glove in my mouth.)
It ended up being an accidental four hour ride. Yahoo!!!!!!
As I rolled into Milton of Campsie, I stopped half a dozen times to ask where the road took off from. Disguised as a residential street, I finally found it, and it was wonderful. As it turns out, Crow Road ascends for almost 2 miles before descending about the same distance. Even though you can't really tell, there were streams and waterfalls in the glen on the left side, and a sharp hill on the right side. The hillside was dotted with ancient wells that were marked by stone slabs and carefully carved with a description of date and creator. I chased a guy up the hill for quite awhile, and I got far too excited and really started to feel the weight session that I did yesterday. At the top of the climb I caught up with him and we descended together. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures on the descent. The scenery was spectacular, but I was having too much fun going 35+ to take out my camera and stop. I know I'll be there again soon anyways.
This is happy Stephanie climbing Crow Road. (I've got a glove in my mouth.)
It ended up being an accidental four hour ride. Yahoo!!!!!!
2 comments:
How incredibly exciting to travel Crow Road on a bike! Wow!....Auntie S
I want to ride that road. And live in Scotland.
PS - You might be slightly allergic to me, as I now have cat fur on about everything I own
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