Comrie to Loch Lednock

As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then following
the track NW to the W side of the loch.

I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

regards

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Brian

I have seen "no bikes" signs up there but I can't imagine for a minute that
you'll have any problems.

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Brian said:

As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then
following the track NW to the W side of the loch.

I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

regards

Don't know of any just now, but you might be as well to ring Scottish
Water to check on whether they're doing any engineering works.

Give us a wave as you pass through Crieff.

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Brian G

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I have seen "no bikes" signs up there but I can't imagine for a minute
that you'll have any problems.

Smile sweetly and whisper 'land reform act'.

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in message <[email hidden]>, bob watkinson

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I have seen "no bikes" signs up there but I can't imagine for a minute
that you'll have any problems.

Smile sweetly and whisper 'land reform act'.

Last I heard it's not going to come into effect in November. Looks like
being December or maybe even January. There has been time slippage at every
part of this process.

The Act doesn't introduce new access rights, it just reinforces the existing
ones, so quite right, insist on yoyr rights under it in the unlikely case
that you have to.

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Duncan Gray

www.duncolm.co.uk
also The Mountaineering Council of Scotland
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk

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in message <[email hidden]>, bob watkinson

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I have seen "no bikes" signs up there but I can't imagine for a minute
that you'll have any problems.

Smile sweetly and whisper 'land reform act'.

Last I heard it's not going to come into effect in November. Looks like
being December or maybe even January. There has been time slippage at every
part of this process.

The Act doesn't introduce new access rights, it just reinforces the existing
ones, so quite right, insist on yoyr rights under it in the unlikely case
that you have to.

Last time I was up there was in the spring and you could drive up to the
dam. Getting to the path with a bike would be a bit interesting with a stile
or so to cross.

...d

Brian said:

As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then following
the track NW to the W side of the loch.

I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

regards

Thanks for all the replies. Got the route programmed into the GPS, routed
plotted on a copy of the map. I'll keep an eye out for the Sekib On
signs

Just got to wait until Monday!

--
Brian

Brian ([email hidden]) wrote:
: As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
: Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then following
: the track NW to the W side of the loch.
: I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

I used to compete in motorbike trials and there were sometimes events
held up Glen Lednock. If they're OK with that I can't see them having
problem with mtbs.
There have been stories of problems near Loch Turret to the east ...
folk chased by Land Rovers and shotgun totting game keepers etc.
Blair.

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Brian ([email hidden]) wrote:
: As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
: Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then following
: the track NW to the W side of the loch.
: I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

Did a bike run from Comrie over into Glen Almond last year and didn't
have any problems passing through Invergeldie.

Certainly the other side of Ben Chonzie is infamous for its anti-bike
approach:

http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac23/andtheyc.htm

http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac24/andtheyc.htm

Never encountered any direct harassment there myself but did have an
exchange of words one morning with a guy in a Landie many years ago
when I had spent the night camping up by the Turret Dam on the way
back to Stirling after a wee bike tour. As I was packing up he
demanded quite aggressively where I was intending to go next,
obviously concerned I was going to go past the No Bikes sign, which I
had no intention of doing as I was going straight back home by road.
Not being the most diplomatic of persons on occasion I replied in a
rather rude manner and demanded to know where he was off to. This
exchange went on for a bit, him becoming even more worked up until I
just headed off down the road.

Brian said:

As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling from
Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie, then following
the track NW to the W side of the loch.

I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

regards

Well, I have just returned from a nice Jaunt up to Loch Lednock.

Since the weather was a bit variable today I cheated and drove the car up
to Invergeldie arriving at 11am, where I unloaded the bike and cycled to
the head of Loch Lednock via the path to Ardeonaig. No problems with
access, although the estate owner did drive past me at the head of the
loch just to warn that they were doing a cull. When I mentioned that I'll
be sticking to the road he seemed happy enough.

Stopped and had some lunch at the Hydro utility building at the head of
the loch, took some photos, admired the scenery, and then cycled back to
Invergeldie, arriving at 3:30pm

Good day's cycle, 10 miles or so.

--
Brian

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Brian ([email hidden]) wrote:
: As a start to my weeks holiday on Monday, I'm planning on cycling
: from Comrie to Loch Lednock, via the public road to Invergeldie,
: then following the track NW to the W side of the loch.
: I don't suppose anyone knows of any access problems?

Did a bike run from Comrie over into Glen Almond last year and didn't
have any problems passing through Invergeldie.

Certainly the other side of Ben Chonzie is infamous for its anti-bike
approach:

http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac23/andtheyc.htm

http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac/tac24/andtheyc.htm

This is, fortunately, now all history. Any trouble and you just sweetly
whisper 'land reform act'. There is not a blind thing they can do about
it. They have no right to make you get off 'their' land and no right to
limit where you go[1], provided you don't use a motor vehicle. And
furthermore if they do try to limit where you go, they are breaking the
law and can be prosecuted.

[1] with a very few exceptions which don't apply to wild land.

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[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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And
furthermore if they do try to limit where you go, they are breaking the
law and can be prosecuted.

Which is a great consolation when "they" have a twelve bore and are
making suggestions about "worm-feed". :-)

Jon

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And
furthermore if they do try to limit where you go, they are breaking
the law and can be prosecuted.

Which is a great consolation when "they" have a twelve bore and are
making suggestions about "worm-feed". :-)

If they threaten you then they're really on dodgy ground. If they
threaten you with a firearm, that's jail time. Obviously it helps if
you're not alone - witnesses are essential.

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[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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