Sixth Former fundraising

A KILGRASTON sixth former has raised an amazing £1,255 for the charity Mary’s Meals followng an epic cycle ride around Scotland with her father.

Sarah Anderson thanked all those who sponsored her for their “generous support” this week, saying: ”Our journey followed the National Cycle Route 7 from Glasgow to Inverness. In total we cycled 217 miles, of which less than 25 miles was on main roads. The rest was completed on forest tracks, cycle pathways and the occasional disused railway track.

“Once we were out of Glasgow we cycled through the Trossachs National Park passing through Drymen and Aberfoyle before reaching Callander. For the next leg of our trip we followed the disused railway line over the viaduct at Lochearnhead before cycling through the spectacular scenery of Glen Ogle to reach the Falls of Dochart.

“Cycling along the south side of Loch Tay from Killin to Kenmore was perhaps the most undulating and demanding stretch of our trip. Almost all of the tourist cyclists coming the other way had given up and were pushing their bikes uphill. We had originally planned to stop over at Kenmore but we pushed on for another 35 miles to reach Pitlochry.

A night’s rest in Pitlochry was desperately needed before we tackled the Drumochter Pass the following morning on our way to Aviemore. What an exhilarating feeling it was reaching the summit at 1508 feet above sea level and then cycle down the other side of the summit. Unlike the previous night we managed to reach our destination whilst there was some daylight.