Routes2Ride - Sustrans

Edinburgh-Balerno-Dalkeith Circular

A good circular day trip from Edinburgh to Balerno, The Pentlands, Dalkeith and back to Edinburgh. This ride is moderate to challenging and uses a lot of the existing facilities, including National Cycle Network routes.

Classification: Moderate Distance: 36 miles

Lothians Circular Route

A circular one day ride starting and finishing in Edinburgh. The route covers off road paths and quiet rural roads with some sections, notably the Pencaitland Railway Path and past Newbattle Abbey in Dalkeith, where a road racing bike may struggle.

Classification: Moderate Distance: 45 miles

The Salmon Run - Dundee to Pitlochry

‘The Salmon Run’ uses Route 77 of the National Cycle Network, following the winding course of the River Tay from Dundee to Perth and Pitlochry.

Classification: Challenging Distance: 54 miles

Oban to Dunbeg

This three mile route takes you from the centre of Oban, round Oban Bay on a minor road to Ganavan, where you join the cycle path to Dunbeg village.

Classification: Easy Distance: 3 miles

Lochs & Glens North

This one of the best-long distance cycle routes in Scotland. Lochs and Glens North, part of National Route 7, runs for 217 miles from Glasgow to Inverness. It takes you from the Clyde docklands, through Scotland’s two national parks, past Lochs Lomond, Venachar, Lubnaig and Tay, through forest and remote moorland to the highest point on the National Cycle Network in the Drumochter Pass, past Culloden battlefield, and ends in the capital of the Highlands, Inverness.

Classification: Challenge ride Distance: 217 miles

Lochs & Glens South

There are lochs and glens, plus miles of coasts and forests on this route north from Carlisle. It takes you along the beautiful Solway Coast, over the hills of the Galloway Forest , and to the beaches of Ayrshire, before heading into Glasgow. The route offers something for everyone with a variety of easy and challenging cycling, both on and off-road.

Classification: Challenging Distance: 214 miles

Newton Stewart Circular

This is a challenging but extremely rewarding ride in the heart of Dumfries and Galloway, where the beautiful landscape, attractions and fascinating history more than compensate for the steep climbs.

Classification: Challenging Distance: Approx. 47 miles

Oban to Taynuilt via Glen Lonan

Follow the quiet road through Glen Lonan between Oban and Taynuilt passing a rare breeds farm, standing stones and rocky outcrops before cycling along the shores of Loch Etive for stunning views. Return by train from Taynuilt or cycle back.

Classification: Moderate Distance: 14 miles

Paisley and Clyde Railway Path

Starting at Paisley you’ll pass the town of Johnstone, where National Routes 7 & 75 separate, and then cross attractive open country on railway path between the Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm, before reaching Port Glasgow and Greenock on the Firth of Clyde. Ferries ply between Gourock and Dunoon, a gateway to the Cowal Peninsula area of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. There are some steep gradients in Port Glasgow and Greenock.

Classification: Moderate Distance: 21 miles

Perth to Almondbank & Pitcairngreen

This leisurely pedal to Almondbank weir is mainly traffic-free and is punctuated by some impressive views. You begin the ride on the North Inch in Perth alongside the River Tay, Scotland’s longest river, and follow it for nearly 2½ miles before turning alongside the River Almond. Your ride can finish at Almondbank where the riverbank becomes more wooded and salmon fishing is a popular pastime or continue along a minor road to the village of Pitcairngreen.

Classification: Suitable for families Distance: 6 miles