California Here We Come

MX5 Club – Central Scotland Group Californie – Here I come….. on 2nd January 2003

Leg Description Miles Total

Meet @ McDonalds @ 10:00 for a 10:30 get away

1 Leave McDonald’s Car Park and Turn Left onto B7030 0 0 2 Pass under Railway Bridge 0.4 0.4 3 Pass under Railway Bridge 0.4 0.8 4 Pass under M8 and Canal on B7030 0.3 1.1 5 Pass under Union Canal 0.1 1.2 6 Turn right on to unclassified road Signposted East Calder 0.6 1.8 7 Turn right onto B8046 and follow road through East Calder and Mid 2.2 4.0 Calder 8 Take second exit i.e. straight on at Lizzie Brice roundabout onto A71 3.1 7.1 9 Straight ahead at Newpark roundabout 1.2 8.3 10 Straight ahead at Wilderness roundabout 0.6 8.9 11 Pass through Polbeth, stay on A71 0.3 9.2 12 Pass “Five Sisters” listed Bing on right 1.0 10.2 13 Pass through West Calder, keep on A71 0.1 10.3 14 Take A704 left just after West Calder 1.4 11.7 15 Turn Left on to unclassified road signposted Woolfords & 1.2 12.9 Auchengray 16 Straight ahead through Woolfords Cottages 2.7 15.6 17 Straight ahead through Auchengray 2.2 17.8 18 Turn left at junction 0.6 18.4 19 At end of road, turn right on to A70 3.6 22.0 20 Turn right at roundabout into Carnwath, pass through village 1.3 23.3 21 Turn right on to B7016 at Cemetery 0.9 24.2 22 Turn left onto unclassified road 0.3 24.5 23 Turn right soon after Peat Farm 1.4 25.9 24 Turn left and pass Cottages on right, Shodshill Mill on left after 0.6 26.5 Bridge over Mouse Water 25 Follow road straight on at next 2 junctions for 1.8 miles 0 26 Cross A706 onto B7056 and proceed for approx 3.7 miles 1.8 28.3 27 At Yieldshields, turn right at Phone onto minor road for 1.4 miles 3.7 32.0 28 Turn left opposite Carluke Primary School 1.4 33.4 29 Straight over mini-roundabout 0.2 33.6 30 Straight over roundabout 0.2 33.8 31 Bear left at roundabout 0.2 34.0 32 Public Toilet beside Guide Hut 0.1 34.1 33 Second exit at roundabout 0.1 34.2 34 Straight over roundabout 0.2 34.4 35 Straight over mini-roundabout 0.2 34.6 34.6

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Leg Description Miles Total 36 Pass Carluke Primary School on left 0.2 34.8 37 Pass through Morningside – Fur coats on & little pinkies up! 2.4 37.2 38 Go straight ahead at roundabout 0.9 38.1 39 In Newmains, turn right at next roundabout, signposted Bonkle 0.4 38.5 40 Proceed to Bonkle for approx 1mile and turn left 0.9 39.4 41 Pass under Railway 0.7 40.1 42 At junction, go straight on after giving way 0.4 40.5 43 Turn left at next junction 0.6 41.1 44 Enter Hareshaws 1.2 42.3 45 Turn right onto Linrigg road 0.3 42.6 46 After 1 mile, turn right onto B7066 0.9 43.5 47 Enter Salsburgh 0.4 43.9 48 Turn left at Kirk o’ Shotts, signposted Black Hill 1.6 45.5 49 Pass Blackhill Television mast on right 1.4 46.9 50 Turn right at Apex Business park 1.8 48.7 51 Turn right onto A89 for approx 1.5miles 0.9 49.6 52 Turn left onto B825, signposted Slamannan 1.4 51.0 53 Turn left onto B8022 at Limerigg, just inside the village 3.1 54.1 54 Enter Slammanan 1.0 55.1 55 Bear left at War Memorial, then right onto B803, signposted Falkirk 0.7 55.8 56 Turn right after 0.75 miles, signposted Shieldhill 0.6 56.4 57 Turn left after 1.7miles, signposted Shieldhill 1.7 58.1 58 Pass the “Three Kings” Public House on left 1.2 59.3 59 Enter Shieldhill 0.5 59.8 60 Turn Right onto California Road, signposted Avonbridge 0.7 60.5 61 Get to California – Yeee-Haaaa!! 0.4 60.9 62 Pass straight over the next mini-roundabout 1.3 62.2 63 CAUTION – road bends sharply to the right 0.4 62.6 64 Enter Avonbridge 0.9 63.5 65 Enter Strathloanhead 1.4 64.9 66 Enter Westfield 0.8 65.7 67 Join B8047 and on to roundabout 1.1 66.8 68 Take first left onto A801 0.1 66.9 69 Immediately turn right back on to B8047, direction Torphichen 0.1 67.0 70 Enter Torphichen 0.9 67.9 71 In Torphichen, turn right onto B792 1.2 69.1 72 Turn left and go up the hill, signed Cathlaw & Korean War Memorial 1.4 70.5 73 Pass Cairnpapple Hill on right 1.1 71.6 74 Pass the Korean War Memorial on Right 0.8 72.4 75 Enter Linlithgow – CAUTION – ferocious sleeping bobbies live here 2.4 74.8 76 Bottom of road turn left on to A706 and over Zebra crossing, turn 0.7 75.5 right and right again into West Port Hotel Car Park Stop for Lunch @ The West Port Hotel, Linlithgow 40.9

Leg Description Miles Total 1 Exit Car Park then Left onto A706, cross the Zebra crossing 0.0 0.0 miles 2 Turn right and go up the hill 0.1 0.1 miles 3 Turn left at top of hill, direction Beecraigs Country Park 1.5 1.6 miles 4 Turn right at Beecraigs Restaurant 0.4 2.0 miles 5 Pass Deer Farm and Visitor Centre on Left 0.1 2.1 miles 6 Pass Beecraigs Sawmill on left 0.5 2.6 miles 7 Turn left and proceed for 1.2 miles 0.7 3.3 miles 8 Turn right, signposted Dechmont 1.2 4.5 miles CAUTION when turning, blind summit on right 9 Turn left at West Binny Farm 0.5 5.0 miles 10 Pass Binny Craig and Golf course on left 0.8 5.8 miles 11 Turn left onto B8046 0.8 6.6 miles 12 Enter Ecclesmachen 0.2 6.8 miles 13 At top of hill turn right, signed Faucheldean & Winchburgh 0.7 7.5 miles 14 Enter Faucheldean 1.3 8.8 miles 15 Turn right 0.7 9.5 miles 16 Turn left 0.1 9.6 miles 17 Pass over the Union Canal 0.4 10.0 miles 18 Pass over the Railway and dog leg to right 0.1 10.1 miles 19 Pass under the Railway 0.7 10.8 miles 20 Turn left onto the A 89 0.4 11.2 miles 21 Proceed under Railway viaduct 0.2 11.4 miles 22 Pass through Traffic Lights 0.8 12.2 miles 23 Turn Right at next set of Traffic Lights into Newbridge 0.2 12.4 miles 24 Follow road round to left to McDonalds on the right 0.4 12.8 miles

Total Mileage 88.3

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