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Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:51 pm
by Bobby
Drove down Dalveen Pass on Sunday on an outing round Dumfires and Galloway. Came back same way toward Edinburgh, just with the sun getting low and lighting up the valley. Happened to be luck enough to catch it with no other traffic in the way all the way from Thornhill back to the motorway! What an epic road, both for the scenery and the driving!
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:36 am
by campbell
Ah. You found one of our secrets! It's a belter isn't it.
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:50 am
by bertieduff
Some great roads down there. Cut my teeth (and underpants) on a few. Under-rated part of the world, and not just for driving!
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:31 am
by campbell
Hello there Bertie!
Agreed
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:39 pm
by Dominic
Must get back down that way soon!
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:59 pm
by mwmackenzie
Rude not to do Leadhills while down there!
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:03 pm
by Corranga
Leadhills is fun, did it in the Panda a couple of years back, but really need to get down there in the a Elise
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:31 pm
by IanD
My local route when I have a window, a zig zag route down using
- B7086 Kirkmuirhill to Strathaven
B743 strathaven to muirkirk
Across to Douglas
B740 crawfordjohn to Sanquhar
Down to Mennock
B797/B7040 across to Elvanfoot
then onto A702 Dalveen Pass across to Thornhill
Turn round and repeat
Great mixed set of roads, great Elise country, good but not quite as good in a Porsche
Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:27 pm
by campbell
Could blend this in for LEGS breakfast at new DC museum / Cocoa Bean Co at Twynholm.
Sun 3 April
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:36 pm
by Bobby
I got slightly lost further down the A702 and accidentialy turned off onto a rather remote B-road, not quite sure where! Was also scenic, but single track and so meeting a forestry lorry coming the other way wasn't the greatest! He wasn't going to reverse and I wasn't going to argue, but miles back to nearest passing place. Did give an excuse for some photos though!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_an ... 6139613036
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 11:38 pm
by SAJ
Was there the day before you with a few friends. Quick video below.
https://www.facebook.com/revlimits1/vid ... 100628710/
Re: Dalveen Pass - what a road!
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:11 am
by mwmackenzie
IanD wrote:My local route when I have a window, a zig zag route down using
B743 strathaven to muirkirk
Please go canny on this road as lots of cyclists use it including my 13 year old Son, they live along that road by the reservoir so about 7-8 miles out of Strathaven towards Muirkirk, he cycles into Strathaven
