West Loch Lomond Cycle Path

West Loch Lomond Cycle Path

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The path is about 28 kilometers (16.5 miles) long, and runs along the west bank of Loch Lomond, between the west bank of the loch and the busy A82 road. It is mainly flat or downhill if ridden from north to south. Fact|date=February 2007

The route

From Arrochar & Tarbet Station the path runs left and down a hill to a tourist information office by the loch. The path then continues on the pavement of the A82 for several miles. For the remainder of its length the path runs either alongside the road, or between the road and the loch. The path is poorly signposted. Fact|date=February 2007

The path is dominated by the noisy traffic on the A82. Fact|date=February 2007Much of the path runs directly alongside the A82, and the rest is not very far away. The golf courses and commercial developments along the side of the loch further push parts of the path away from the banks of Loch Lomond.

The path ends at Balloch Railway Station for trains to Glasgow. The 34 kilometer long Loch Lomond to Glasgow Cycleway starts close to the station and runs to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre by the Clyde in central Glasgow.

Access to the path

There are railway stations at each end of the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path, but none along its length. The Oban/Mallaig railway service runs from Glasgow Queen Street station to Arrochar & Tarbet station. The train takes about 80 minutes, Fact|date=February 2007 and goes up the shores of Gare Loch; passing Faslane Naval Base (aka HMS Neptune), the home of the United Kingdom's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines. A nuclear weapons store is dug into the hillside. Fact|date=February 2007 Trains from Balloch connect to Glasgow's Central and Queen Street stations.

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References

Further reading

Maps & guides

* [http://www.communitywalk.com/map/12214#101;0010656.RJ7-4.2;Ig0 Annotated map] of the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path and the Loch Lomond to Glasgow Cycleway.


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