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Dunfermline to Ladybank
A good day trip on National Cycle Network Route 1. The route takes you through the lush countryside of Fife with a short section in Kinross-shire. This route is moderate with some hills but you are rewarded with some stunning views.
Classification: Challenging Distance: 30 miles
Aviemore to Carrbridge
This mainly off-road route starting in Aviemore follows the Strathspey Steam Railway to Boat of Garten and up to Carrbridge. It is a fantastic cycle ride in the Cairngorms that offers some superb views.
Classification: Medium Distance: 11 miles
Inverness to John O' Groats
This 169 mile route passes through some of the most remote landscapes in the U.K, including the ancient peat lands of the Flow Country in the former administrative counties of Caithness and Sutherland. In addition, the route forms part of the North SeaCycle Route – an international cycle route through eight European countries.
Classification: Challenge Distance: 169 miles
Aberdeen to Inverness
An excellent cycle trip for a short holiday through some of Scotland's most celebrated towns and cities as well as beautiful Aberdeenshire countryside with breathtaking views of the Moray Firth coastline. Cycling from Aberdeen to Inverness via National Cycle Route 1 is a must for those cyclists who like the peace and quiet.
Classification: Medium Distance: 150 miles
Clydebank to Slateford
Following discussions between Sustrans and British Waterways, the canal towpath between Clydebank and Edinburgh is now officially part of the National Cycle Network with adopted number National Route 754. The towpaths of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal form a reasonably direct, almost flat and completely traffic free route between Scotland's two great cities.
Classification: Medium Distance: 55 miles
East Lothian Loop
This 34 mile loop of the East Lothian countryside starts and ends at Brunstane Railway Station in the suburbs of east Edinburgh using a mixture of traffic free paths, quiet rural roads and one busy high street. This scenic ride through undulating countryside gives good views of the Firth of Forth, Lammermuir Hills and peaceful rural valleys.
Classification: Medium Distance: 34 miles
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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: Challenge 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
