To Bowling and Back

Starting at the Hugh’s Restaurant on Stonelaw Road in Burnside, we follow NCN 756 out through Rutherglen to join NCN 75 beside the Clyde before Glasgow Green. We follow that until we join NCN 7 out to Bowling joining the Forth and Clyde Canal towpath at Clydebank. We’ll have a break at the café at Bowling before returning. Nominally we will return along the same route but we may take an alternative that will increase the ride by two miles.
This is described as a Steady ride which uses mainly shared paths. We will go at the speed of the slowest. This is not the route for you if you are looking for a fast road ride.

I describe this route as a leisure ride. We will not be going fast and the speed will be set by the slowest rider. It tries to avoid roads and makes use of cycle paths as much as possible. It takes us out to Bowling on the Forth and Clyde Canal. This plan takes us back the same way. However, there is an option to return along the canal as far as Maryhill and then descend the Kelvin Way to the Clyde. This is a bit longer and we’ll go this way if the group wishes and if there is enough time left. This is the shortest route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47259802

Wherever possible, the route follows the National Cycle Network, much of which is shared paths. The route is classified as paved for the 99% of its length. There will be some cycling on roads but I have kept them to a minimum.

The ride heads out to the end of the Forth and Clyde Canal where we will stop at the café which has toilets. https://www.facebook.com/p/Patons-Place-100043279343171/ If anyone sees something they'd like to stop and look at, we'll stop.

This is Scotland and as we all know, the weather can be ‘variable’. Please check the forecast before leaving and come prepared. If the weather looks to be really terrible, the ride is likely to be cancelled.

We won't leave anyone behind.