Today, the pack leaders completed their reconnaissance of the two loops we will use for next Sunday's Not the TTC Sunday run. There will be an approximately 11km loop and 21km loop. The faster packs will do the 21km loop. The names we have so far are listed here. It is not too late to sign-up, in fact we can take names right up to the night before so that I have enough time to work out the packs. Use this form to sign up.
We will be having a light lunch at one of the local cafes or pubs in Aberfoyle. We will just play that by ear on the day depending on the final numbers and weather.
The plan is to meet at the Loch Ard Forest car park in Milton at 10:30 next Sunday14th September. The car park is a mile or two through Aberfoyle on the Kinlochard road (B829). After a mile or two, the road forks to the left, signposted with a brown tourist sign "Loch Ard Forests". Take this left fork and follow this narrow, single track access road round to the right, following the Loch Ard Forest signs at the junction, and keep bearing right past some cottages and houses on your right. At the last of the white cottages on your right, the road forks straight and right. Go straight onto the forest road which drops down a slope past some parking spaces on your left (drive past those). Keep going for another few hundred metres to the main car park which will be up on your left. This is where the runs start. The precise parking/starting point is shown in this Google Map. Easiest option is to follow the route to this point on Google Maps.
All the routes are suitable for road shoes and are good forest roads. Dress for the weather. Any questions, let me know. Your pack leaders (Russell, Frances and Eddie) can also help you, having been on the recce today.
Alan
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