Three Lochs Run

Making use of the recent great weather I tried the short Three Lochs Run described on motorcyclescotland.com on my newly aqquired 650 Bandit. Travelling from Broughton, I joined the route at Tweedsmuir continuing along the A701 towards Moffat stopping briefly at Ericstane to take in the view. It’s nearly a year since I moved to Scotland and I still can’t get over the roads and scenery.

Passing through Moffat I followed the signs for the Grey Mares Tail (A708) where quite a few sheep were on the road. They’re obviously used to traffic and they don’t move. It’s up to you to drive around them and the road is fairly narrow too. Further on the road widens, undulates and twists between the hills for a great ride.

I’d planned to stop at the biker friendly Glen Cafe by St Marys Loch for a coffee, but it looked fairly busy with holiday traffic so I carried on, turning off onto the Tweedsmuir road a little further on. This road is single track for much of the way with lots of passing points. There were quite a few sheep by the road side; these were quite skittish and I had a near miss when one ran out directly in front of me. The road takes you past Megget and Talla reservoirs to Tweedsmuir.

The view approaching Talla is worth the trip alone and the best part of the Three Lochs Run. There’s a lay-by at the top to take in the surroundings. The descent to Talla is steep (much steeper than the photo suggests) and narrow but easy on a bike.

In addition to motorcyclescotland theres some good information at livefastdieold and the Breathtaking Roads video on YouTube (you might want to hit the mute button though!)