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Cairn, Kilmacolm – Cairn Café loop from Bishopton

Cairn, Kilmacolm – Cairn Café loop from Bishopton

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Cairn, Kilmacolm – Cairn Café loop from Bishopton

01:33

30.9km

380m

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: June 21, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 30.9 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.56 km

View Across the Clyde to Dumbarton and Ben Lomond

Highlight • Viewpoint

5.48 km

Old Greenock Road and View of Dumbarton

Highlight • Cycleway

7.11 km

View from Barscube Hill Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Barscube Hill Trig Point

Tip by

12.7 km

Cairn, Kilmacolm

Highlight • Cafe

One of couple of cafe open during lockdown at Kilmacolm, various selection of cakes.

Tip by

12.9 km

Cairn Café

Highlight • Cafe

Popular cafe for cyclists crossing the Clyde from Glasgow and riding in the Ayrshire hills. Good food, decently priced and friendly towards cyclists.

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24.1 km

Oakbelt Plantation

Forest

26.8 km

Formakin House (The Monkey House) Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Stunning early 20th-century mansion and estate—known locally as 'monkey house' due to all the stone monkeys adorning the buildings. No public access to the estate, but the monkeys can be spotted from the roadside.

Tip by

28.6 km

Swan Pond

Highlight • Natural

30.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

2.33 km

1.97 km

241 m

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.1 km

5.63 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

17°C

14°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Cairn, Kilmacolm – Cairn Café loop from Bishopton

View Across the Clyde to Dumbarton and Ben Lomond

Old Greenock Road and View of Dumbarton

View from Barscube Hill Trig Point

Crashed Lorry Site

Cairn, Kilmacolm

Cairn Café

Formakin House (The Monkey House) Gatehouse

Swan Pond

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