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Borgue

Coo Palace – Knockbrex Castle loop from Brighouse Bay

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Scotland
South Scotland
Borgue

Coo Palace – Knockbrex Castle loop from Brighouse Bay

Moderate

4.3

(4)

20

riders

Coo Palace – Knockbrex Castle loop from Brighouse Bay

01:46

38.7km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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After 18.3 km for 182 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

350 m

Brighouse Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

Brighouse Bay sits in a quiet & secluded peninsula and offers visitors a perfect place to relax and swim.

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2

8.80 km

Coo Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Never stay they but it looks great place in the country side

Tip by

10.6 km

Doon Wood

Forest

4

16.7 km

Crow Hill Plantation Forest Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Scenic well surfaced gravel track running through Crow Hill plantation. A great way to avoid the A75.

Tip by

18.4 km

Laundry Wood

Forest

6

19.1 km

Cally Avenue

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful tree-lined avenue with views to Cally Lake.

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7

27.7 km

8

28.0 km

Knockbrex Castle

Highlight • Other

Magnificent castle dating back to the 1800s which has been restored and converted into beautiful holiday rental properties.

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9

28.0 km

Knockbrex Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Apparently James Brown (not that one) bought the estate for £14,000 in 1894, and immediately filled it full of cars.

Often referred to in historical documents as "The Toy Fort", you can now rent the castle on Air BnB!

Tip by

10

34.0 km

Borgue Pub

Highlight • Other

B

38.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.2 km

3.19 km

304 m

Surfaces

33.1 km

5.28 km

215 m

< 100 m

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Friday 24 July

19°C

14°C

11 %

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