Sheriffmuir & Crieff Figure of 8

Join us for a couple of cycle loops around Strathallan and Strathearn.

** This event replaces the Strathclyde Loch event that was originally planned for this date and is only open to participants who do not reside in Glasgow or Moray council areas **

Our 45 mile route will roughly follow a figure of 8 shape, taking in the attractive wooded Kippenrait Glen (a former road now only passable by cyclists and walkers) before heading over Sheriffmuir to Braco and Greenloaning, taking the back road from there to Crieff. After a lunch stop there, we'll head south through Muthill and onto a minor road following an almost perfect straight line back to Braco, where we'll criss-cross our outward route returning to our start point via Dunblane.

Except for a couple of short stretches and a crossing of the A9, our route will largely avoid main roads. A map of the proposed route can be found here.

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COVID-19 – IMPORTANT, Please read the following before you sign up to this event:

• Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are extremely mild, or who lives or is in a support bubble with someone showing symptoms, is asked not to attend. This is in line with the government’s coronavirus advice.
• You must also immediately self-isolate and not attend the event if you or someone in your household or support bubble shows coronavirus symptoms or tests positive. You can find the NHS self-isolation guidance here.
• The main symptoms of COVID-19 are a high temperature, a new continuous cough, and a loss or change to your sense of taste and/or smell.
• You may be subject to local lockdown restrictions, which you must fully comply with. Details of the location of these restrictions can be found here for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.   
• We do not encourage car sharing to events during the pandemic. Please comply with the safety travel guidance for England, Wales, and Scotland. Face coverings should be worn on public transport.
• OutdoorLads will support the tracing systems in place across the UK  and attendance at an OutdoorLads event is considered permission to use contact details for this purpose if requested by the appropriate authority.  
• All are required to practice social distancing – staying 2m (not 1m) apart at all times, including the lunch stop. Remember: Face, Hands, Space.
• Unfortunately, there won’t be any planned pub / café stops en route or at the end, and please don’t share sweets or snacks with others – we’re sorry!
• Please bring your own hand sanitising gel for your own use throughout the day. Use of face coverings is at your own choice, but please bring one with you just in case it's needed. Please bring any other PPE items required. Bring a disposable bag for any used PPE.
• Members are advised to bring their own small first aid kit for personal use..
• Be aware that opportunities for toilet stops may be minimal if facilities are closed.
• Please, please cancel at your earliest opportunity if you are unable to attend or are unwell, so that we can allow others to take up these valuable event spaces.
• Much as it's difficult - no handshakes or hugs!

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OutdoorLads draws your attention to the fact that travelling and being away from home increases the risk of receiving and transmitting Coronavirus, whilst it is present in the UK. You are likely to choose not to participate in OutdoorLads events whilst there is a risk of Coronavirus transmission. However, should you choose to participate in OutdoorLads events whilst the risk is present, you must be aware of and follow the law and government guidelines, both when travelling to and from events as well as when participating in events.

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Photo Credits: -

Muthill Old Church
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Leslie Barrie - geograph.org.uk/p/4415870

Wharry Bridge
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Alpin Stewart - geograph.org.uk/p/3804166

Road, Sheriffmuir
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Richard Webb - geograph.org.uk/p/5669420

Ardoch Free Church Tower, Braco
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © G Laird - geograph.org.uk/p/5600984

Dunblane Cathedral
cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Maigheach-gheal - geograph.org.uk/p/1869752