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Scalpsie Viewing Platform – Lunderston Bay loop from Gourock

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Scalpsie Viewing Platform – Lunderston Bay loop from Gourock

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Scalpsie Viewing Platform – Lunderston Bay loop from Gourock

06:26

111km

830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 3.19 km for 4.26 km

After 42.3 km for 436 m

After 84.9 km for 11.5 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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37.0 km

Loch Riddon Coastal Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Get off the main road. Slower more attractive coastal road

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39.6 km

View of Loch Riddon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take the coastal road to Colintraive rather than the main road - you then get this view!

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58.9 km

View of Arran

Highlight • Viewpoint

lovely view on quiet roags.

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65.9 km

View of the Isle of Arran and Mountains

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Stunning views across the Sound of Bute from this viewpoint on the A844 near Mecknoch. You can see the small island of Inchmarnock about 2km away. You also get an …

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66.9 km

Scalpsie Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views across the Firth of Clyde

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82.2 km

View of the Kyles of Bute

Highlight • Lake

102 km

Beach

104 km

Lunderston Bay

Highlight • Rest Area

Glasgow's closest sandy beach!

It surprised me but there was a wee bike repair station there as well as working public toilets.

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106 km

Cloch Lighthouse

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The Cloch Lighthouse, created in 1797 by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, features a round tower with triangular windows and added foghorns. Back then, the light's lenses floated in mercury and were turned by hand. Today, it's automated.

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111 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.9 km

22.4 km

16.2 km

16.0 km

4.71 km

2.13 km

1.01 km

261 m

Surfaces

85.2 km

17.6 km

4.61 km

1.88 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

17°C

14°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Scalpsie Viewing Platform – Lunderston Bay loop from Gourock

Loch Riddon Coastal Road

View of Loch Riddon

View of Arran

View of the Isle of Arran and Mountains

Scalpsie Viewing Platform

View of the Kyles of Bute

Lunderston Bay

Cloch Lighthouse

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