Five headed from the leisure centre in a light rain up the Dundee Rd with thoughts of not going as far as planned, as we climbed out of Forfar it looked like it was brightening up a little and it did for a wee while.
We rolled through Inverarity heading towards Carrot Hill but took a right at the fork and headed to Tarbrax Wood where we regrouped before a short blast on the dual carriage way where sheltered from the wind it was bitterly cold. It was a relief to get of the main road and rest on the downhill through Todhills and turned right and crossed the A90 proceeding through Tealing and passing by the now defunct RAF Tealing base. We made good progress with the wind behind which helped us up the short climb to Templeton Wood and into Birkhill.
As we headed down Liff Rd the rain came on and by the time we got into Liff it was thundering down - that was enough for Gus and Charlie to head for home, albe it via Ardler for some soup and beer. The three of us continued through Fowlis, Longforgan and passing Castle Huntly through the the back roads into The Horn Milk Bar.
We were pretty much soaked through but Soup, rolls and coffee soon warmed us up as we contemplated the return and the inevitable climb up the Rait Rd to Balbeggie. From there we took the usual route back via the Tav in Ardler where we warmed up and had an enjoyable three pints. It had brightened up a bit by the time we came out and the wind had dropped a wee bit.
63 miles - not bad for a cold wet day, thankfully we were wet on the inside as well which certainly helped - Route Here
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