National Cycle Network Route 7 Glasgow Loch Lomond Dumbarton Balloch Cycle Path Guide
Part of a series covering cycling in the highlands of Scotland - Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 7 Lochs and Glens North (Glasgow - Inverness). Watch for new sections as they get added. They are intended to give you a feel for the route, gradient and surface - as well as showcasing the beautiful scenery.
The Glasgow – Loch Lomond Cycle path has been around since 1988 and is now incorporated into the national cycle network Route 7. So, starting off at Bells Bridge where Route 7 heads south for Carlisle, we cycle alongside the Clyde.
Normally I’d be adding information about heights and gradients but not in this run – it’s pretty much flat and doesn't get far from sea level. So it’s riverside, then cycle path/pavement, some minor roads, more cyclepath, then canal towpath on the Forth and Clyde canal from Clydebank to Bowling, some more railway path into Dumbarton, quietish roads through Dumbarton and then north on the banks of the river Leven to Balloch.
Signage and directions are very good and frequent – although it didn’t stop me from missing a few turns – when I see them on the video – I don’t know what I was doing. There were a couple of sections of the path blocked on this day - they were NOT signposted at all – no diversions set up, so you just have to follow your nose if that happens.
Although the signage is good don't rely too much on the miles – they stick and then jump a couple of miles at a time.
Hazards? Well – this isn’t chocolate box or shortbread box Scotland, it’s urban realism most of the way, so expect some broken glass, shopping trolleys in the canal … though I have to say on this trip there was very little – everything was pretty clean and well maintained – in fact there was less litter than on some of the highland sections . Also watch out for road crossings and generally on the road sections through Glasgow and Dumbarton
Surfaces – pretty good condition all the way.
And unfortunately my memory card ran out at loch Lomond – so this is just a one way video – and honest – I didn’t get the train back.
Cycled 23 April 2016 with a Specialized Tricross with 32c Marathon Plus tyres.
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Additional material Lumix TZ30 set at -2/3 ev and DJI Phantom 2 with Gopro
Edited with Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13. No stabilisation (it cuts the field of view). Some Youtube compression artifacts after upload owing to the lack of stabiliastaion.
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Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal (baile or ball) which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means village on the loch, i.e. the nearby Loch Lomond. The word bealach means a pass.
Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. To the east of the town lies the major local authority housing scheme in the area known as 'The Haldane' or 'The Mill of Haldane'. At 56 degrees N, Balloch is at about the same latitude as Moscow.
With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands (A82), it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. The town has a number of hotels, inns and pubs, and there are cruises from Balloch up Loch Lomond, and other services, including to nearby locations like Luss, and the Renfrew Ferry service. The largest number of boats cruising on Loch Lomond leave from Balloch. The town is also the home of Dunkirk vessel Skylark XI which helped rescue 600 troops during WWII. It contains Balloch Country Park and Balloch Castle, and is at the southern end of the first Scottish national park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. There is a Sea Life Centre in the town. The Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival used to take place in the town. Lochfoot in the Jean Robertson novels of Jane Duncan is partly based on the town. The PS Maid of the Loch is currently being restored at Balloch pier and the Balloch Steam Slipway is located nearby.
The A811 road (based on an 18th-century military road) goes from Balloch to Stirling, and the A813 goes from Dumbarton to Balloch. The Glasgow to Loch Lomond cycle path (part of National Cycle Route 7) ends at Balloch. The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path also runs from Balloch. The town was formerly served by two railway stations on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway: Balloch Central, and Balloch Pier, which closed in 1988 and 1986, respectively. The town now has one railway station opened by British Rail, which is a terminus of the North Clyde electric train service from Glasgow.
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Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Places to see in ( Balloch - UK )
Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. Balloch comes from the Gaelic word bal (baile or ball) which means village or hamlet, so Balloch means village on the loch, i.e. the nearby Loch Lomond. The word bealach means a pass.
Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of Jamestown, both of which are located to its south. It also borders the Kilpatrick Hills. To the east of the town lies the major local authority housing scheme in the area known as 'The Haldane' or 'The Mill of Haldane'. At 56 degrees N, Balloch is at about the same latitude as Moscow.
With its accessible location at the southern end of Loch Lomond and just off the main road from Glasgow to the West Highlands (A82), it is an important centre of tourism, especially from Glasgow and Dumbarton. The town has a number of hotels, inns and pubs, and there are cruises from Balloch up Loch Lomond, and other services, including to nearby locations like Luss, and the Renfrew Ferry service. The largest number of boats cruising on Loch Lomond leave from Balloch. The town is also the home of Dunkirk vessel Skylark XI which helped rescue 600 troops during WWII. It contains Balloch Country Park and Balloch Castle, and is at the southern end of the first Scottish national park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. There is a Sea Life Centre in the town. The Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival used to take place in the town. Lochfoot in the Jean Robertson novels of Jane Duncan is partly based on the town. The PS Maid of the Loch is currently being restored at Balloch pier and the Balloch Steam Slipway is located nearby.
The A811 road (based on an 18th-century military road) goes from Balloch to Stirling, and the A813 goes from Dumbarton to Balloch. The Glasgow to Loch Lomond cycle path (part of National Cycle Route 7) ends at Balloch. The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path also runs from Balloch. The town was formerly served by two railway stations on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway: Balloch Central, and Balloch Pier, which closed in 1988 and 1986, respectively. The town now has one railway station opened by British Rail, which is a terminus of the North Clyde electric train service from Glasgow.
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