Woodside whispers

bill.m · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Trumptown

Hi guys new here so hello to everyone from (soon to be) Trump town. I'm coming up for the weekend to spectate and wondered if anyone could point in the direction of some good spectating points. Don't mind a bit of walk but I would like to see things I keep hearing about such as the dunes of death, pool of doom and the death slide. I know where woodside is but everything else is a bit of a mystery. All help greatfully received.

Elginboxer · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject:

Hi Bill, Welcome to the forum firstly.
Right to start with if you can get to Woodside on friday follow markers to Lossiemouth after 12.00pm and you will drive through the forest to the special test and can then investigate, If you head in the direction of the sea from the start of the test area you'll find both satans sands and the dunes of death.

If you head off following markers from the old salmon bothy which I think you'll pass on your way to the test you will find also the dragons spine and then the sea of stones, you will know if you find both the spine is an undulating path made up of very large beach pebbles and the sea is a large expanse of the same stones.

Unfortunately the others you mention are in Monaughty and hard to give you directions for. If you can you're best to just come into the forests' and you'll come accross some of us and most of us are friendly and if you go to woodside you can walk round there as there's lots of surrounding land aswell as the track being used, if you come early we'll even give you a job Wink

If you wish more detailed info send me a private message through this board or email me.

Cheers Barry
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Elginboxer · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: Will we see Dod?

Will you be able to make time for a few pics this weekend Dod Question

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old git · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 240 Location: Aberdeenshire

Hope the weather picks up a bit for the weekend...had snow in Kemnay today....not much but enough Shocked

Looking forward to it though Wink

Elginboxer · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

Yep Brian we had snow and hail at Monaughty today but just the usual flurry.
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bill.m · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Trumptown

Thanks for the warm welcome and the replies. I am right in thinking that Monaughty is somewhere out by Pluscarden Abbey ? I will have a camera or two with me and will be more than happy to post a few on here.

Elginboxer · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject:

Yep you're about right with Monaghtys location your best entrance for a walk would be as follows

First link is your best place to park at gate off the road to your left.
multimap.com/maps/?#t=l&map=57.62396,-3.4073|14|4&dp=841&loc=:57.62313:-3.42584:14||

Second link follow marked roads on the map to the next point and you'll see arrows to your right marking the course.
multimap.com/maps/?#t=l&map=57.62396,-3.4073|14|4&dp=841&loc=:57.6177:-3.41331:14||

Sorry but you have to copy and paste links cant seem to get them to work as usual, if they dont work let me know.

As far as pics go all pics good or bad are very welcome Laughing

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Elginboxer · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

Bill did those links work for you as may only work for me due to PC cookies?
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bill.m · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Trumptown

Yes the multimap links worked fine once I had cut and pasted them. Good job I didn't make for the abbey as I would have been on the wrong side of the forest Embarassed

I've got my OS map out now and I am plotting my route. Thanks again.

Elginboxer · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject:

35col · Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 1

Can anyone tell me whether you can get access to monaughty from pluscarden abbey side? Am I right in thinking that is pretty close to the bottom of the very steep downhill section. Also has anyone rough timings of when the first rider will be at each of the sections? Thanks in advance

Col Smile

dod · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Will we see Dod?

Elginboxer · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: