Bowling - Balloch
Starting on National Route 7 by Bowling Basin, the off-road cycle track is an easy ride up to Dumbarton, where you see views of the Clyde. At Dumbarton you can visit the castle where Mary Queen of Scots hid as a child and has the longest recorded history of any British castle and dates back to 450AD.
Continue to follow the River Leven, which powered a host of leading industrial textile mills from the 18th Century. Once you see moored boats you’re near the journey’s end at Balloch. This route can be easily shortened as it runs close to several train stations.
Natural attractions:
- Firth of Clyde
- Loch Lomond
Visitor attractions:
- Dumbarton Castle
- Smollett Castle
- Loch Lomond Shores Visitor Centre
Route submitted by: Sustrans
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Key route details
- Region/Area:
Sustrans
- Distance:
10 miles / 16 kilometres
- Time needed:
1.5 hours
- Classification:
Easy
- Traffic:
Traffic-free except 1 mile in Dumbarton
- Surface:
Tarmac
- NCN Route:
National Route 7
- Start:
Bowling
- Finish:
Balloch
- Cycle hire:
Magic Cycles Cycle Hire, Bowling. 01389 873433
- Access:
Train stations at Bowling, Dumbarton, Dalreoch, Renton, Alexandria and Balloch.
- Links with:
Lochs & Glens North, West Loch Lomond Cycle Path
- Weather:
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Wed
max: 4°C min: 0°C
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Thu
max: 6°C min: -7°C
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Fri
max: 7°C min: 2°C
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Sat
max: 7°C min: 0°C
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