Sun 6th June - Day 51, South Queensferry to Tillicoultry (25 miles)

I had done a big shopping last night as I was out of just about everything and I had to allow for 2 days with no shops, so before I left this morning I weighed the rucsac and got a shock when the scales displayed 54 lbs!

Determined to reach the Ochills I left at 07:15 to a similar day to yesterday, cloudy with occasional sunny breaks.

Crossing over the Forth Road Bridge I dropped down onto the B981 then took the minor road into Rosyth. A footpath led to the A985 where I took another minor road into Dunfermline.

After 8 miles of road walking I was looking forward to the 11 miles of path/cycleway along the dismantled railway line to get me to Clackmannan.

Unfortunately it was tarmac all the way, it might be okay for the cyclists but for a walker it was particularly boring being straight and flat. I took to walking on the rough grass on the sides just to break the monotony, at least I had to look to watch where I was puuting my feet.

I was really feeling the weight of the rucsac so I was stopping every hour to eat something to reduce the weight !!

After lunch I felt very tired and I had trouble keeing my eyes open while I was walking so I took extra breaks, the tiredness passed after a while.

Just before I reached Clackmannan I turned off the cycleway and took a footpath to Gartmorn Dam,

A further 3 miles on track and minor road saw me at Tillicoultry just before 17:00. I had a break here before starting up the hill.

It only took me another 1 mile to get up high enough to find a suitable site for the tent.

It didn't matter too much tonight if the ground was uneven because my inflatable rollmat was holding air again.

890 miles completed.