Member Since: 11 Mar 2016
Location: North ayrshire
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Forest drive
Completed my auxiliary battery installation today and went to Loch Doon. Used the forest drive from loch head which comes back out on the Newton Stewart road. Noticed computer was showing 34 mpg at times. Enjoyable day with nice tea and rolls at the roundhouse at Loch Doon, well worth the run.
25th May 2016 12:39 am
galwaygreen
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where is it near please
25th May 2016 12:59 am
JMack
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Location: Edinburgh
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It's near Dalmellington.
Where's that near?
Near Ayr, Ayrshire, Southwest Scotland.
25th May 2016 6:45 pm
galwaygreen
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ah well......we are in portpatrick for a week from 7 june...so does that make your drive the galway forest.............we then move on to bute and then LRE dunkeld
25th May 2016 8:45 pm
Cosmo1
Member Since: 11 Mar 2016
Location: North ayrshire
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I spent good part of day yesterday cleaning the disco of the dust , everywhere! That's exactly where drive through forest is, there is harvesting in operation in the area and trucks around. Road a bit rough in places.
26th May 2016 12:00 pm
galwaygreen
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looked at the map there appears road thro the forest on the western side from glentrool village on the A714 going NORTH coming out at B741.....is the accessable and whats the road like please
29th May 2016 8:56 pm
JMack
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It's a tarmaced single track road with passing places.
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A group of us did it about 6 years ago ...as said mostly tarmac but some of it is a pourus topping ....nothing technical. It's a nice run through if you are in the area. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th May 2016 10:12 pm
SN
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Location: Romiley
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6 years?
Does show in quality of this video I took with a crappy old Actioncam
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29th May 2016 10:50 pm
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memories eh ...like the dinner they did us at the outdoor centre using raw veg and potatoes 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th May 2016 11:13 pm
galwaygreen
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Location: plymouth
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WELL thank you lads,,,,,we WILL be doing that one....showed it to my navigator..her response....
after watching the video...."we wont be driving that fast will we"..no wonder I get lost a lot..thanks
30th May 2016 1:12 am
galwaygreen
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Location: plymouth
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Well today we did new Luce to barrhill?............glentrool to station and then loch soon..great roads and a great day ounotegood tarmac allllll the way.----straiton. Not station. Bloody tablets
8th Jun 2016 10:08 pm
Cosmo1
Member Since: 11 Mar 2016
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Very good, I came from Newton Stewart on Saturday over hill road, sun had set, not another vehicle on route. Great run. Had fish n chips before I left. Worked in to Northern Ireland 2mtr repeater. (Ham radio)
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memories eh ...like the dinner they did us at the outdoor centre using raw veg and potatoes 
