Old Photograph Women Cyclists Cairnwell Pass Road Scotland

Old photograph of women cyclists on the Cairnwell Pass road between Glenshee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historically, the pass was a cattle drover's route from the Lowlands to the Highlands. The road is often blocked by snow in the winter. A mile south of the summit is the Devil's Elbow, a notorious double hairpin bend. The often quoted gradient of 33 percent is a myth: in reality it was no more than 1 in 6. The modern road bypasses the hairpin bends, but the old road still exists and its route can be walked, or carefully cycled.



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