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View of Loch Lomond – View of Loch Lomond loop from Helensburgh Upper

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View of Loch Lomond – View of Loch Lomond loop from Helensburgh Upper

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View of Loch Lomond – View of Loch Lomond loop from Helensburgh Upper

01:48

20.8km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 6.61 km for 492 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.75 km

View of Helensburgh and the Firth of Clyde

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

As you can see in the photos it's a good track so it's dry even after prolonged rain.

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8.65 km

View of Loch Lomond

Highlight • Viewpoint

Halfway between the southern end of Loch Lomond and the River Clyde, this clearing offers water views on both sides. An achievable walk from Helensburg and Balloch, it's a fun hike that can be completed in a few hours.

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8.90 km

View of Loch Lomond

Highlight • Lake

This track boasts some fantastic views overlooking Loch Lomond.

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11.6 km

View of Loch Lomond

Highlight • Lake

17.7 km

Three Lochs Way: Helensburgh Segment

Highlight • Trail

Great quality fast gravel track that forms part of the Three Lochs Way.

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19.7 km

View of Gare Loch from Above Rhu

Highlight • Lake

Speedy gravel downhill from here

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20.1 km

The Hill House

Highlight • Historical Site

High on a hill in Helensburgh, overlooking the River Clyde, sits what is universally regarded as Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest domestic creation.

The Hill House is a visually arresting mix of Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Scottish Baronial and Japonisme architecture and design.

Mackintosh designed nearly everything inside the Hill House too, from the decorative schemes and the furniture to the fittings and contents.

His wife, Margaret Macdonald, designed and made many of the textiles as well as a beautiful fireplace panel. Much of the house has been restored so it looks almost exactly as it did in 1904 when its first residents, Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie and his family, moved in.

The beautiful, formal gardens have also been restored in line with the early designs, using plants that would have been available at the time.

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20.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.88 km

5.00 km

4.11 km

1.78 km

1.30 km

558 m

143 m

Surfaces

7.68 km

6.12 km

3.30 km

2.35 km

1.07 km

259 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 29 August

18°C

13°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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View of Loch Lomond – View of Loch Lomond loop from Helensburgh Upper

View of Helensburgh and the Firth of Clyde

View of Loch Lomond

View of Loch Lomond

View of Loch Lomond

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