Day 4/13 Annan to Castle Douglas 4K

We set out on a 13 day, 600 mile cycle adventure in late September 2022. Our route started on the east coast or Northumberland at Cambois, where we travelled along national cycle routes 10 & 72 to Hexham on the first day. Subsequent days took us further west to Carlisle and then into Scotland, still traveling west along the Solway coastline. Then turning towards Ayr via the long slow climbs of Galloway and Maybole before arriving in Ayr. Heading inland towards Glasgow, the Kelpies and Edinburgh. Striking south from Edinburgh to Innerleithen and back to the English border town of Norham. Then onto our final stages of Seahouses on the Northumbrian east coast and Cambois.

Day 4 of 13, Cycling from Annan, initially along National Cycle Route (NCN) 7, then turning onto the quiet country lanes that hug the edge of the Solway estury. Our first stop was the fascinating area around Ruthwell , which is the home of the first official savings bank and one of our most significant Saxon artefacts, the Ruthwell Cross. We had intended to visit Caerlaverock Castle, sadly this was closed for restoration work. After lunch near Townfoot we arrived at Dumfries. Leaving the Solway behind, we started to encounter gradual inclines, which the became rolling hills along winding roads and quiet countryside, until we reached our final destination, Castle Douglas.

Music
Ruthwell Cross was created for this video by Olio, and is strictly copyright.This work cannot be used, copied or reproduced without the express permission of Olio. The composer can be contacted via this channel.

Useful Links
Annan
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Ruthwell
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/to...

Ruthwell Cross
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Dumfries and Galloway
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Castle Douglas
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Sustrans
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/national-...

Videos in this Series
Day 1 Cambois to Hexham -    • Day 1/13 - Cycling from Cambois to Hexham,...  
Day 2 Hexham to Carlisle -    • Day 2/13 - Cycling from Hexham to Carlisle 4K  
Day 3 Carlisle to Annan -    • Day 3/13 - Cycling from Carlisle to Annan ...  
Day 4 Annan Castle to Douglas
Day 5 Castle Douglas to Newton Stewart
Day 6 Newton Stewart to Ayr
Day 7 Ayr to Paisley
Day 8 Paisley to Falkirk
Day 9 Falkirk to Dalkeith
Day 10 Dalkeith to Innerleithen
Day 11 Innerleithen to Norham
Day 12 Norham to Seahouses
Day 13 Seahouses to Cambois Day 2 Hexham to Carlisle

00:00 - Annan
01:20 - Powfoot
01:47 - Savings Bank Museum -Ruthwell
02:46 - Ruthwell Cross
03:24 - The Brow Well
06:01 - Kingholm
06:26 - Dumfries
08:43 - Lochfoot
09:45 - Statistics