Around the houses (W)

We're off to Arran in May, so we thought that with only 3 months left to go, we should start putting some miles down on the bikes, having only been out once (for a short ride!) since November.

So around the houses we went: along the back roads to Temple and Carrington, down Newbattle. From there, along the railway (mind the glass...) to Auchendinny, then a steep climb out to Howgate. Back along the Mount Lothian road, returning to Temple and then back along the main road.


View Pencuik railyway line in a larger map

Only 32 miles, but boy do your legs ever feel that after a couple of months off...

This is the elevation profile, starting at the railway at Bonnyrigg: the main climb are from Auchedinny up to Howgate and then from Middleton up to the Dug Inn on the A7.