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Greenfaulds And Luggiebank

Carron Valley Reservoir – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Greenfaulds

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Scotland
Central Scotland
North Lanarkshire
Greenfaulds And Luggiebank

Carron Valley Reservoir – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Greenfaulds

Moderate

5.0

(3)

315

riders

Carron Valley Reservoir – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Greenfaulds

02:57

59.1km

810m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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8.86 km

Tak Ma Doon Road Climb from Kilsyth

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That is an awesome hill. Relentless with varying gradient 15%+ in places. That'd be ideal for hill sprints if anyone mad enough lol. There is a car park with a picnic spot at the top of the hill.

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13.0 km

Tak Ma Doon Road Viewing and Picnic Area

Viewpoint

3

14.2 km

Cobblestone Ford

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Keep an eye out for this, it’s at the bottom of one of the descents.

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4

18.7 km

Carron Valley Reservoir

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Carron Valley Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in central Scotland, located about 30 miles northeast of Glasgow. It was built in the early 1930s as part of a hydroelectric …

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21.6 km

Carron Valley Reservoir

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An absolutely beautiful stretch of valley road. We rode it on a sunny, still late April day which I would suggest is ideal - I suspect the wind whips through here!

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27.4 km

Duke's Wood

Forest

7

28.4 km

Crow Road Climb from Gonachan Cottage

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The Crow Road from Gonachan Cottage offers a gentler approach to this iconic Scottish climb, averaging 4–5% over around 5 km with occasional ramps up to 8%. The road surface …

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8

34.1 km

Crow Road Climb from Lennoxtown

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One of the Top 💯 climbs, nice viewpoint halfway up.

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9

41.7 km

View of the Mountains

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A great stop to admire the sheep and cows along the way

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10

51.8 km

Auchinstarry Quarry

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Just off the forth and clyde canal path is a great place to stop for a break on way to the kelpies. There's also a short trek up to the …

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59.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.4 km

10.6 km

3.74 km

591 m

555 m

191 m

Surfaces

57.2 km

1.42 km

443 m

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< 100 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Saturday 30 May

18°C

12°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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