Dalveen Pass - what a road!

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:51 pm

Drove down Dalveen Pass on Sunday on an outing round Dumfires and Galloway. Came back same way toward Edinburgh, just with the sun getting low and lighting up the valley. Happened to be luck enough to catch it with no other traffic in the way all the way from Thornhill back to the motorway! What an epic road, both for the scenery and the driving!

Post by **campbell** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:36 am

Ah. You found one of our secrets! It's a belter isn't it.

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:50 am

Some great roads down there. Cut my teeth (and underpants) on a few. Under-rated part of the world, and not just for driving!

Post by **campbell** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:31 am

Hello there Bertie!

Agreed

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:39 pm

Must get back down that way soon!

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:59 pm

Rude not to do Leadhills while down there!

Corranga · Post by **Corranga** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:03 pm

Leadhills is fun, did it in the Panda a couple of years back, but really need to get down there in the a Elise

IanD · Post by **IanD** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:31 pm

My local route when I have a window, a zig zag route down using

B7086 Kirkmuirhill to Strathaven
B743 strathaven to muirkirk
Across to Douglas
B740 crawfordjohn to Sanquhar
Down to Mennock
B797/B7040 across to Elvanfoot
then onto A702 Dalveen Pass across to Thornhill

Turn round and repeat

Great mixed set of roads, great Elise country, good but not quite as good in a Porsche

Post by **campbell** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:27 pm

Could blend this in for LEGS breakfast at new DC museum / Cocoa Bean Co at Twynholm.

Sun 3 April

Bobby · Post by **Bobby** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:36 pm

I got slightly lost further down the A702 and accidentialy turned off onto a rather remote B-road, not quite sure where! Was also scenic, but single track and so meeting a forestry lorry coming the other way wasn't the greatest! He wasn't going to reverse and I wasn't going to argue, but miles back to nearest passing place. Did give an excuse for some photos though!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_an ... 6139613036

SAJ · Post by **SAJ** » Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:38 pm

Was there the day before you with a few friends. Quick video below.

https://www.facebook.com/revlimits1/vid ... 100628710/

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:11 am

IanD wrote:My local route when I have a window, a zig zag route down using

B743 strathaven to muirkirk

Please go canny on this road as lots of cyclists use it including my 13 year old Son, they live along that road by the reservoir so about 7-8 miles out of Strathaven towards Muirkirk, he cycles into Strathaven

Scottish Elises