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Mountain biking trails

South Lanarkshire

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Glespin

Mountain biking trails

South Lanarkshire

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Glespin

Hard

2

riders

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Glespin

06:44

80.3km

1,430m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 56.3 km for 10 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

14.7 km

Forest Track Past Gart Law

Highlight • Forest

This forestry track, a wide gravel road, passes through the conifer plantations and moorland in the area. You'll ride or walk past Gart Law and Dryrigs Hill here, as you pass between Ayrshire and Lanarkshire.

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29.3 km

Gateside Plantation

Forest

3

32.2 km

Crawick Multiverse

Highlight • Monument

Crawick Multiverse is a land art project by the landscape architect and designer Charles Jencks near Sanquhar.

Opened in 2015 it is located on the site of a former open …

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4

35.0 km

Sanquhar Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Sanquhar Castle is an impressive 13th-century ruin that overlooks the town below. The castle hosted many notable guests in its heyday, including Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, Edward I, Edward …

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5

56.3 km

Wanlockhead Beam Engine

Highlight • Historical Site

Wanlockhead Beam Engine is a water-powered pumping machine that was built in 1870. The last of its kind that survives in Britain, the industrial relic was constructed to pump water …

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6

57.0 km

Wanlockhead — Scotland’s highest village

Highlight • Settlement

7

58.1 km

Wanlockhead – Highest Village in Scotland

Highlight • Climb

Not the hardest climb, awesome smooth tarmac going from East - West very fast…

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80.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

25.0 km

17.8 km

436 m

254 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

22.6 km

17.3 km

4.67 km

3.62 km

3.05 km

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

16°C

9°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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