Clyde Coastal Path: Stage one
I am walking the Clyde Coastal Path in short stages. The Clyde Coastal Path (CCP) extends from Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire to Kelly Burn, between Wemyss Bay, in Renfrewshire, and Skelmorlie in North Ayrshire....
Category: Cycling
New bike shop – Country Cycles Killearn –opens
Keith Mclellan, has opened his third bicycle outlet, this time in Killearn, Stirlingshire. He already owns Country Cycle Mugdock and a nike hire outlet Katrine Wheelz at Loch Katrine. The latest shop, Country Cycles...
Video guide: Mountain bike circuit on West Highland Way and John Muir Way
Starting and finishing in Milngavie, this 50km route follows sections of two famous long-distance trails, the West Highland Way and the John Muir Way. There are some kilometres on quiet country roads, too, as...
Cycling & literary tourism – 39 Steps to Covid-19 economic recovery
A Scottish region, Dumfries & Galloway, has come up with a plan to boost the local economy after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. The bid is being called “literary tourism” and will use Scottish author...
Five ferries cycle tour on Scotland’s west coast islands
This is an article about the Five Ferries cycle tour in Scotland, visiting the islands of Arran and Bute and riding between on the peninsulas of Kintyre and Cowal. By land and sea on...
Video guide: Milngavie & Lennox Forest cycle loop
This is a lovely circuit on mostly easy going trails and paths from Milngavie, near Glasgow, for mountain bikes and gravel bikes. The route starts and finishes in Milngavie. It follows a section of...
Female trio complete turbo Tour de France
This is a story of Tour de Lockdown: How three “mature” ladies conquered the Tour de France (virtually). The idea started with a boot! In March, I invited Fiona Wallace, of Elderslie in Renfrewshire,...
Three reservoirs mountain bike route from Bearsden or Milngavie
I discovered a beautiful mountain biking route from Bearsden (or Milngavie) in East Dunbartonshire via three reservoirs, Jaw, Kilmannan and Burncrooks. The 37km (23 miles) circuit makes use of the Clyde Coastal Path, the...
Lockdown inspiration: Milngavie #postboxcycle
I enjoyed a #postboxrun to all the post boxes on the north side of Bearsden, close to my home. So I decided to cycle between the post boxes in neighbouring Milngavie. How to #postboxcycle...
Video guide: Mountain bike and hike to the Auld Wives Lifts
The Auld Wives Lifts, near Torrance, East Dunbartonshire, is a fascinating heritage site. Three stones, a larger one sitting on two stones, are thought to have been deposited on Craigmaddie Muir as part of...
