Saturday 2nd November 2024 9:30am

Starting from - The ride starts and ends at Lanark Lifestyles. The leisure centre has toilets, which we are welcome to use (out of courtesy, please notify the reception desk).
, ML11 7DL

This Lanark Community Cycles ride is open for anyone to join

  • 24.1 miles
  • Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road, eBike
  • 3 hr
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Organized by groups in the community, these rides are a great way to meet new people, explore your local area and to have fun riding your bike. You can find rides that are suitable for your level of experience and interests whilst enjoying being part of a social cycling community.

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ML11 7DL

THIS IS A COMMUNITY RIDE. IT IS NOT GUIDED OR INSURED BY BRITISH CYCLING.

This is a reasonably challenging but very rewarding route. As the name suggests, we head down into the Clyde Valley, which unfortunately means that we also have to climb back up! Don’t be put off - there are only a couple of steep sections - and pushing is always allowed.

The route is predominantly on quiet roads and includes a coffee/cake/roll/scone stop at the Tinto Tea Room.

We leave the historic market town of Lanark and head down to Kirkfieldbank to cross the river Clyde for the first time. Rather than the busy KIrkfieldbank Brae, we will travel down via the back road at Nemphlar.

We then climb back up via the back roads to Sandilands. The road is quiet so there is no traffic pressure and we can take the time required.

We then head over to Carmichael and skirt round Tinto Hill, one of the more popular walking routes in Southern Scotland. Tinto Hill is the highest point in Central Scotland and is known as the ‘Hill of Fire’, which may refer to its ancient past as a look out beacon.

Following a pit stop at the Tinto Tea Room, we head over to Covington passing a memorial to Rev, Donald Cargill, a 17th century Scottish Presbyterian and Covenanter and a memorial to Robert Burns. Both men are believed to have stayed at Covington Mains Farm.

We then head over to Pettinain and cross the Clyde again before climbing back up to Lanark along the cycle lane.

Please note that the vast majority of this route is on cycle paths and quiet roads, but the journey out of Lanark and the 0.5 mile stretch between the Pettinain road end and Hyndford Bridge is on busier A roads.

Who else is on this ride?

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