Road · United Kingdom
National Cycle Route 768
A rolling 9 km road cycling route from Tullibody, Clackmannanshire through Alva, with 45 m of climbing.
At a glance
- Best for
- Rolling day rides
- Distance
- 8.6 km
- Elevation gain
- 45 m
- Riding time
- 37 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Bike
- Road bike
- Surface
- Paved
- Traffic
- Mostly minor roads
- Food & water
- Regular
- Best months
- Jun to Aug
- Navigation
- GPX download
- Start → finish
- Tullibody
Map and elevation profile
Elevation profile
- 45 m
- 9 km
Route description
- Tullibody
- Alva
The route begins at Tullibody (0 km), quickly passing through Menstrie at 0.8 km. It continues to Alva at 4.2 km where the highest point of 40 m is reached shortly after. The climb is gentle with only 15% of the route involving climbing, and the steepest sustained gradient is 2.6% over 500 m at 4.1 km. Descents total 12%, with the longest being a 1.1 km stretch dropping 26 m from 4.7 km. The path follows mostly paved surfaces (94%) across quiet streets, cycle paths, minor roads, and some short paths, with 35% on quiet streets, 34% on cycle paths, 23% on minor roads, and a small unmapped share (6%).
Highlights
- Highest point near Alva at 4.7 km
- Old St Serf's Church ruins at 4.8 km
- Menstrie Castle café at start
- Cycle path sections covering 2.9 km
Along the route
Places passed
Traffic, surface and gradient
Mostly minor roads and streets on the map.
- Roads
- 35% quiet street · 34% cycle path · 23% minor road · 6% path · 2% other roads and tracks
- Cycle paths
- 2.9 km on cycle paths or roads with a cycle lane
- Surface
- Paved: 94% of the route is mapped as paved and 6% has no surface data.
- Gradient
- 15% climbing · 12% descending · 73% flat
Food, water and services
No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 34 cafés and restaurants, 8 shops, 1 public toilet and 2 bike shops.
Food, water and shops in ride order
- 0.8 kmScotmid · supermarket · 370 m off route
- 2.8 kmRepair stand · 470 m off route
- 4.4 kmThe No 5 Inn · pub · 50 m off route
- 8.3 kmCo-op Food · supermarket · 220 m off route
- 8.3 kmWell Pharmacy · pharmacy · 210 m off route
- 8.5 kmBike rental · 440 m off route
- 8.6 kmBB’s Coffee and Muffins · café · 180 m off route
- 8.6 kmToilets · 150 m off route
Worth a stop
- 4.8 km — Old St Serf's Church (ruins)
Stay after this ride
- Johnstone Arms Hotel · hotel · 3.3 km from the finish
Start and access
At the start
- Food and coffee
- Menstrie Castle (910 m)
- Shops
- Scotmid (990 m)
At the finish
- Food and coffee
- BB’s Coffee and Muffins (180 m), Costa (190 m), West End Bakes (360 m)
- Shops
- Co-op Food (440 m)
- Pharmacy and medical
- Well Pharmacy (410 m)
Know before you go
- Longest stretch without café, shop or water: 3.1 km from 4.5 to 7.6 km
