The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. Where the mapping has gaps (42 km), the line is drawn by our router along mapped paths: check those stretches against the waymarks. See the source.
The route
The northern half of National Cycle Route 7, about 214 miles from the Clyde in Glasgow to Inverness through two national parks. It leaves the city by the Clyde and the Leven valley to Loch Lomond, crosses the Trossachs by Aberfoyle and Callander, climbs the old railway through Glen Ogle to Killin, then runs by Aberfeldy and Pitlochry over the Pass of Drumochter and through the Cairngorms by Aviemore. Much of it is on cycle paths, forest roads and old railway lines, with quiet roads between.
Stages
A suggested split into 5 days of about 73 km (45 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Glasgow to Aberfoyle 64 km · 64 km from the start
- Day 2 Aberfoyle to Acharn 80 km · 144 km from the start
- Day 3 Acharn to Clunes 65 km · 210 km from the start
- Day 4 Clunes to Boat of Garten 85 km · 295 km from the start
- Day 5 Boat of Garten to Inverness 69 km · 364 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Bàt a' Charchel 230 m · 53 km from the start
- Dunmore Hill 159 m · 186 km from the start
- Tom na Croiche · 198 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Glasgow, Glasgow City. 55.85651, -4.28732
Finish: near Inverness, Highland. 57.47759, -4.22500
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Glasgow, Glasgow City · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aberfoyle, Stirling · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Acharn, Perth and Kinross · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Clunes, Perth and Kinross · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Boat of Garten, Highland · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Inverness, Highland · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Roads and paths change, and surfaces vary with the weather. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, ride to what you find, and give way to walkers and horses.
