Pitlochry to Stirling 64 miles

A reasonable start after a stop off at the bike shop (Escape Route, Pitlochry: Very helpful) to get the gears aligned in the hope that the chain will stop falling off and I can change up as well as down. It would be nice to arrived somewhere rain and oil free.

I followed the cycle route for a while so avoided the main road. I went via Dunkeld to have a look around and have a bite to eat and then picked out a route skirting around Perth. I stopped again Auchterarder, had a chippy and went to the loo, to do which I had to buy a 30p ticket. After cycling through Gleneagles I saw a Red Kite and associated twitchers who explained the flight of the bird and the distinctive tail.

The ride to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan was fairly uneventful but a significant diversion meant that I didn't arrive in Stirling along the most salubrious streets. A nice enough youth hostel just near the old jail.