A day that had us climbing for most of the day, as we reached our highest altitude (so far) on this trip.
We followed a beautiful trail out from Pitlochry and were soon running parallel to the A9, but on a dead quiet road that we had all to ourselves. The climbing was very gradual and we eventually reached the summit of the Drumochter pass, at 457m.
Lunch was on the lawn at the Dalwhinnie distillery and the afternoon was improved with the addition of a very nice tailwind. We zipped along, passed the ruined Ruthven Barracks, struggled over a few late-in-the-day hills that tested already-tired legs, before we rolled into Aviemore.
What a welcome sight!
Checked in, showered and fed - this day is over.
100km for the day.
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