Edinburgh gives lots of options. South; A701, A702, A7 and A68 all close although A68 has too much speed monitoring. Get to these from the Edinburgh by-pass. North; options after crossing the Forth Road Bridge for a loop through Fife, use the coastal route and go to St Andrews. Again heading North from Perth you can head up the West or East paths. West is Crieff, Loch Earn, up the A82 and on to the Great Glen (glen Coe) with options for a loop around Oban. East side is up through Blairgowrie, Braemar, Ballater up towards Granton on Spey. These are bigger runs but can be done in a full day. My recommendation would be West side and if short of time make sure you do the great glen. The Sma Glen is between Crieff and Dunkeld (smaller route, roads and experience). Finally the Haggi won't cause you any problems as they will be in hibernation by then but their furry bretheren in the form of sheep and deer won't. The sheep will use the roads as they see fit as they have not worked out that grass does not grow on tarmac yet (they are often free to roam) and the deer will leap across the road with gay abandon, usually in wide open sections but they have been known to come through hedges - so keep a careful eye. Hopefully weather wil be fine and whatever you do enjoy. OldBadger