Cycling in Harelaw

Cycling from Harelaw offers a 110 km point-to-point route to Dumfries with moderate climbing and varied road surfaces including cycle paths.

The ride from Harelaw

110 km694 m ↑HardRoadGPX

Stage 1 of 5 of the National Byway (SW Scotland): 109.8 km from Harelaw to Dumfries with 694 m of climbing, on the signed route.

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface: Paved almost throughout
Roads: 43% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane · 10 km on cycle paths or lanes
Bail-outs: A railway station or ferry within reach on 1 route
Longest stretch without services: 37 km on Harelaw to Dumfries

Typical conditions by month, 2015–2024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Jun to Aug.

6°1°J17

7°2°F17

9°2°M17

11°4°A12

15°7°M15

17°10°J16

18°12°J19

18°11°A20

16°10°S16

12°7°O18

9°4°N17

7°3°D19

BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 20 km/h from the SW