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Lunderston Bay – The Kelly Cut loop from Paisley Canal

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Lunderston Bay – The Kelly Cut loop from Paisley Canal

Hard

5.0

(2)

37

riders

Lunderston Bay – The Kelly Cut loop from Paisley Canal

05:17

84.0km

730m

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: June 24, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

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After 38.0 km for 13 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.49 km

Graffiti Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Be careful in here after dark.....especially when the moon is full.

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2

23.1 km

Newark Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

It seems a bit out of place amongst all of the ship building industry nearby but sure enough, it's a well preserved castle from the mid-1400s.

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3

38.0 km

Gourock to Dunoon Ferry (Sound of Shuna)

Highlight • Structure

Gourock McInroy’s Point Ferry Terminal to Dunoon Hunters Quay

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4

40.1 km

Cloch Lighthouse

Highlight • Structure

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.

Tip by

5

41.6 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.

Tip by

44.0 km

Beach

Beach

48.0 km

Shielhall Glen

Forest

8

50.2 km

The Kelly Cut

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice remote path which makes it feel like you are miles from anywhere!

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53.2 km

Reservoir Number 6

Lake

60.2 km

Devol Viaduct / Nine Arches Railway Bridge (ruins)

Ruins

11

70.4 km

Gas Bottle Legion Sculptures, Bridge of Weir Cycle Path

Highlight • Structure

Unusual sculpture on the cycle path near Bridge of Weir

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B

84.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.6 km

8.67 km

7.24 km

4.54 km

2.79 km

195 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

74.7 km

3.86 km

3.63 km

1.35 km

350 m

156 m

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Highest point (240 m)

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