Road · United Kingdom
National Cycle Route 755
A rolling 13 km road cycling route from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire through Milton of Campsie, Lennoxtown and Ballagan Farm, with 56 m of climbing. 96% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.
At a glance
- Best for
- Rolling day rides
- Distance
- 12.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 56 m
- Riding time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Mostly cycle paths
- Food & water
- Regular
- Best months
- Jun to Aug
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start → finish
- Kirkintilloch
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 56 m
- 13 km
Route description
- Kirkintilloch
- Milton of Campsie
- Lennoxtown
- Ballagan Farm
This mostly flat route runs from Kirkintilloch to Strathblane, covering 12.8 km with 56 m of elevation gain. The lowest point is 36 m at 1 km, and the highest 93 m near km 11.9. The first half includes 42% of the climbing. Nearly all the route (98%) is paved, with 96% on a cycle path. It crosses or passes the places Barleybank, Milton of Campsie (3 km), Lennoxtown (5.7 km), Ballagan Farm (11.1 km), before reaching Strathblane at 12.8 km.
Along the way, the route passes close to the peaks of Gallow Hill at 4.2 km and Dunglass at 11.5 km. Services near the start include various fast food outlets, restaurants, a café, and a supermarket in Kirkintilloch. At 2.9 km, the Antermony Road Co-op supermarket is accessible, and the Commercial Inn pub, petrol station, and bike shop are close to Lennoxtown at 5.7 km. Beyond 6 km until near the finish, there is a 6.7 km stretch without cafés, shops, or water. At Strathblane, near the finish, there is a supermarket and pharmacy.
The surface is predominantly cycle path with nearly no gravel or unpaved sections. There are minimal steep gradients over 5%, just 0.1 km. The route runs on minor roads with no named long roads and corresponds mostly to a paved cycle path.
Why ride this route?
- 96% on cycle paths or lanes.
Highlights
- Gallow Hill near 4.2 km
- Dunglass peak near 11.5 km
- Highest point at 93 m near 11.9 km
- Lennoxtown at 5.7 km with pub and petrol station
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
Much of the route is separated from traffic: 96% is on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane.
- Roads
- 96% cycle path · 4% other roads and tracks
- Cycle paths
- 12.3 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
- Surface
- Paved: 98% of the route is mapped as paved, 2% as unpaved.
- Gradient
- 10% climbing · 3% descending · 87% flat
Food, water and services
No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 35 cafés and restaurants, 10 shops, 1 petrol station and 1 bike shop.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 0 kmChapeau Cycles · bike shop · 320 m off route
- 0.2 kmWell Pharmacy · pharmacy · 290 m off route
- 0.4 kmMcDonald's · fast food · 40 m off route
- 2.9 kmAntermony Road Co-op · supermarket · 90 m off route
- 5.7 kmCommercial Inn · pub · 120 m off route
- 5.7 kmLennoxtown Service Station · petrol station · 270 m off route
- 12.7 kmGreens of Strathblane · supermarket · 240 m off route
- 12.8 kmStrathblane Pharmacy · pharmacy · 360 m off route
Need to bail out?
- 0 km — Seagull Trust Cruises (ferry), 770 m off route
Worth a stop
- 4.2 km — Gallow Hill (peak, 56 m)
- 8.4 km — Lennox Castle (castle)
- 11.5 km — Dunglass (peak)
Stay after this ride
- Kirkhouse Inn · hotel · 160 m from the finish
- Strathblane Country House · hotel · 910 m from the finish
- West Highland Way Hotel · hotel · 2.2 km from the finish
- Craigmaddie Glamping · campsite · 3.3 km from the finish
Start and access
At the start
- Food and coffee
- Good Luck (250 m), Misano's (250 m), Oriental Palace (270 m)
- Shops
- Lidl (490 m)
At the finish
- Shops
- Greens of Strathblane (270 m)
- Pharmacy and medical
- Strathblane Pharmacy (360 m)
Know before you go
- 6.7 km stretch without café, shop, or water from 6 km to 12.7 km
