Renfrew Bridge – Bowling Harbour loop from Jordanhill

Renfrew Bridge – Bowling Harbour loop from Jordanhill

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Renfrew Bridge – Bowling Harbour loop from Jordanhill

02:40

65.3km

290m

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: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 5.35 km for 212 m

After 11.3 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

5.46 km

Entry to the Forth and Clyde Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Always open and leads to Canal.

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11.2 km

Erskine Ferry Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

Erskine Ferry sailed across the River Clyde from Erskine to Old Kilpatrick. The ferry was also referred to as East Ferry of Erskine as there was another ferry to Dumbarton …

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13.6 km

Pavilion Place

Highlight • Cafe

A nice cafe, decent coffee and food and pleasant service. There's also a bike shop next door.

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13.6 km

Bowling Harbour

Highlight • Structure

Get yourself a coffee at the cafe and sit down by the water and enjoy it

Tip by

14.1 km

View of the Clydeside at Cardross

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Wee path is busy with people but it's a good thing, forces you to slow down and see the amazing view

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33.7 km

Start of the John Muir Way, Helensburgh

Highlight • Cycleway

The John Muir Way stretches for 134 miles or 215 km between Helensburgh on the west coast through Scotland's heartland to Dunbar in the east. You'll find ample information on (the photo of) an information board, attached to this highlight.

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65.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.3 km

22.0 km

3.90 km

1.65 km

211 m

171 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.5 km

3.19 km

315 m

246 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

54 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

May 31, 2022,down the Clyde day 65

What a nice surprise - a traffic free green lung from Dumbarton into Scotland's biggest city. Wonderful.

Shame the first part from helensburgh to Dumbarton isn't fit for cycling yet. There's a footpath that needs paving and widening.

Said hello to John Logie Baird on the waterfront in Helensburgh and thanked him for inventing telly so we could have Wacaday.