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Tak Ma Doon to Auchenbowie, Central Scotland


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 Bike

 9.193 mi

 00:43:38

 72.40 Watt(s)

 30/05/2021

 10/06/2021

 669 ft

 Tak-Ma-Doon Rd, United Kingdom

 Unnamed Road, Stirling FK7, UK

Description

Tak Ma Doon to Auchenbowie

Riding out of the town of Kilsyth is a famous hill climb called the Tak Ma Doon (Take me down in broad Scots). The road takes you down from the Campsie Hills above Kilsyth to the town. Except for this ride, I've already climbed up it (I've filmed this part before if you want to try it - here) and this ride gives you the brilliant and fast downhill section from the scenic viewpoint car park to the forests that surround the Carron Valley Reservoir.

The forests around the reservoir are full of excellent mountain bike trails but, being on my road bike, this ride sticks to the main tracks through the forest before rejoining the main roads just below the reservoir dam finishing up at the crossroads at Carron Bridge.  From there we continue Northwards up some challenging inclines before you to enjoy long spells of fast downhill sections through some gorgeous Scottish scenery.  The roads are very quiet, meeting largely only fellow cyclists.  It finishes just outside the small hamlet of Auchenbowie which is centred around the old mansion. The final frames have views across the fields to Stirling and the Wallace Monument.

 

 Strava segments

Portions of this video are actual Strava segments

 00:08:41
 1.023 mi
  174 ft
Tak Ma Right Doon Brian
 00:01:22
 1119 yd
  0 ft
sharp climb to the s bend
 00:04:41
 1050 yd
  79 ft
Carron Valley Mini Hill
 00:01:31
 326 yd
  43 ft
Loch Coulter Sprint
 00:01:28
 916 yd
  20 ft
Kinomap rank
Pos. Username Chrono Date
1 00:21:26 8/28/2021
2 00:22:09 6/28/2021
3 00:28:55 5/10/2022
4 00:29:07 1/28/2022
5 00:32:25 11/16/2021

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