Great stuff - well done for giving it a go, it’s a beautiful part of the world and no shame with walking the steeper bits, we’ve all done it and it’s about what works for you - just enjoy yourself and make lots of memories. Thank you for watching and I’m honoured that it’s given you inspiration to do the ride. Have a great time 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚵

Hi the canal towpath separate from roads and cars - I’d say it’s probably one of the longest if not the longest off road cycle path in the UK - it’s a lovely ride and would suit anyone not comfortable riding on roads. You just need to think about where you’re going to join the cycle path from your car or by train which may involve a short ride on roads etc

@@eurojolly thanks. Will definitely give this a try. I need one of these long distance ride anyway to train my endurance.

Hi - I did consider joining from Glasgow City directly but wanted to ride the route NCN 754 from its start in Clydebank through to Edinburgh.

The whole 100 miles (Glasgow - Kirkintilloch - Strathblane - Kirkintilloch - Edinburgh) took 10.5 hours of which 8.5 hours was actually moving time, the rest was cafe stops, photo stops and the occasional breather for a drink. My average speed was a comfortable 12 mph. The great thing about this ride is that it’s nearly all off road and flat and there are railway stations along the way should if you need an exit plan or even to break up the ride over a couple of days. Glasgow to Falkirk / Falkirk to Edinburgh for example :) The route to Lochwinnoch is on my to do list, I’ve rode from Glasgow to Johnston but then branched off on the NCN 75 to Greenock, another lovely old railway line.

I feel your pain - the hill at Bagillt is a stark contrast to what otherwise is a good flat and mostly off road cycle route to Colwyn Bay - the other option would be continue along the A road and rejoin the path in Prestatyn but it’s busy and wouldn’t suit everyone. Nevertheless views down to the coast and across to the Wirral and Liverpool make the climb all the worth while and not to forget the downhill :)

🤩 excellent stuff - hope you enjoyed the ride, it’s certainly challenging at times but with enough tea and cake anything is possible 🚵‍♂️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ☕️ 🍰

@@eurojolly was a challenge, not put me off though 😄😄

Ha - just expanded the comments and found it! Thank you :)

Hi 👋🏻 it’s mostly tarmac, at the very start from Clydebank there is some hard packed fine gravel but would be ok with road tyres and then it’s pretty much paved all the way to Edinburgh. One or two places where you need to dismount for tunnels and aqueducts where you’ll find cobbles or gravel. It’s a lovely flat route with plenty of options en route to catch a train if you had a mechanical or wanted to break up the journey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi Matthew - many thanks for watching and hopefully it’s inspired you for what’s to come, it’s a beautiful route, a real gem with Loch Tay and The Glenogle Viaduct being most memorable. For us when it came to planning it was really about suitable overnight stops as we were reliant on hotels and B&Bs and somewhere large enough where we could get something to eat and drink at the end of the day and a shop / supermarket was a bonus. As you can imagine the route travels through some pretty remote areas. That said it leaves plenty of great options if you were planning on camping on this route as there are plenty of great wild camping to be had. The stretch out of Dalwhinnie to Blair Atholl via Drumochter is really remote with nothing but the cycle path, A9 and railway line, the climb is gradual but a headwind would be a headache for sure. What I did and usually do on multi day tours is plot the whole route out on Komoot then have a look at the elevation and where the big climbs are, then take in to account the rough milage per day I’m comfortable doing then work around where I can bed down for the night and get a bit of food and I soon find a plan coming together. Take your time, try plan ahead for those all important coffee, cake and lunch stops on the longer days we had more than one and if we thought it was going to be a longer or tougher day climb wise we’d plan to leave earlier just incase of any mechanicals. The route is well sign posted but we had turn by turn on the Garmins - stunning scenery and a route I’d gladly ride again. Good luck and enjoy!

Hi Andy - I had the route preloaded to my phone and used that as navigation to help keep me on track, but otherwise the route was very well sign posted and once you were on the canal towpath it was fairly easy. A nice ride, flat and traffic free, highly recommend it - Steve

It’s just a little bit of fun on the side for me and Ding and all started with Covid lockdowns. I’ve just been checking out your channel and I had no idea about your project and new found life in Portugal - good on you! If we start cycling now we might reach you by next summer ;)

I love it! You should keep it up, we’ll give you a shout out 😉 You’ve got an amazing video presence!

It does indeed - you cycle alongside it for sections but it’s a completely separated path - felt very safe. There are parts where you cycle on the old A9 but those parts are very quiet.

Cheers Mickey - it’s a fantastic route, originally planned to do NCN 78 from Inverness to Campbeltown and take the ferry back to Ardrossan for a train back south but at the time the ferry wasn’t running because it was covering another route. But no regrets for NCN 7 :)

Horseshoe Guest House in Rhayader 👍🏻 great host with a garage for the bikes and centrally located.

Hi 🙋🏻‍♂️ it was a lovely run, bit steep in places but the weather and company more than made up for it. We stayed at Maenllwyd Guest House in Machynlleth, bike storage in the garage and within 5 minutes you’re in the centre of town with shops and restaurants. Would recommend 👍🏻 suited us down to the ground.

CSR VLOGS Hi 👋🏻 have a look here for inspiration www.seat61.com/Ukraine.htm#Kyïv You can also find timetable information here www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml tickets can be purchased online for different legs of the journey from various websites including... booking.uz.gov.ua/en/ (Ukrainian Railways) www.oebb.at/en/ (Austrian Railways) www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml (German Railways) www.eurostar.com/uk-en (Eurostar) I hope this helps and good luck 👍🏻

HistoPixel Films Hi 👋🏻 have a look here for inspiration www.seat61.com/Ukraine.htm#Kyïv Signs in the main stations in Ukraine are written in English & Ukrainian - you might struggle to find someone who speaks English especially if they’re older. You can download Google Translate and get the “off line download” in Ukrainian and Russian, this will help you and can be used without data. It can be useful to have places or address written in the Cyrillic alphabet too. Most trains have steps to board them so carrying too much luggage can be awkward. Try and allow enough time between trains and keep an eye on the departure boards, station signs to help you reach your connection. You can also find timetable information here www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml tickets can be purchased online for different legs of the journey from various websites including... booking.uz.gov.ua/en/ (Ukrainian Railways) www.oebb.at/en/ (Austrian Railways) www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml (German Railways) www.eurostar.com/uk-en (Eurostar) I hope this helps and good luck 👍🏻

LeafEater Hi 👋🏻 it really depends on the train, speed, condition of the track and if you’re having to share with strangers. I never have the best night sleep on a train but it certainly helps to have a bed / place to lay down rather than a seat. It also helps if you don’t have to get up too early on arrivals at your destination. Hope this helps 👍🏻