National Cycle Network Go Traffic Free in Scotland - Sustrans
National Cycle Network Go Traffic Free in Scotland - Sustrans
National Cycle Network Go Traffic Free in Scotland - Sustrans
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<strong>National</strong><br />
Park Boundary<br />
Miles<br />
0<br />
Map 1<br />
1<br />
1 2<br />
Start/<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />
3<br />
2<br />
Dumbarton<br />
Bowl<strong>in</strong>g to Balloch 2<br />
Category: Urban, cycle path<br />
Distance: 10 miles/16 kilometres<br />
Time: 1 hour 30 m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
Gradient: Flat<br />
Surface: Tarmac<br />
Enjoy an easy cycle from Bowl<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
Dumbarton with views of the Clyde,<br />
before a visit to Dumbarton Castle. This<br />
stronghold, where Mary Queen of Scots<br />
hid as a child, has the longest recorded<br />
history of any British castle and dates<br />
back to 450 AD.<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ue to follow the River Leven, which<br />
powered a host of lead<strong>in</strong>g edge <strong>in</strong>dustrial<br />
textile mills <strong>in</strong> the 18th and 19th centuries.<br />
Once you see moored boats you’re near<br />
the journey’s end at Balloch. This route<br />
can be easily shortened as it runs close to<br />
several tra<strong>in</strong> stations.<br />
Start/<br />
F<strong>in</strong>ish<br />
Map 3<br />
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