Bowling Harbour – River Leven at Balloch loop from Bishopton

Bowling Harbour – River Leven at Balloch loop from Bishopton

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Bowling Harbour – River Leven at Balloch loop from Bishopton

05:48

109km

660m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 6.12 km for 21 m

After 103 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

6.20 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 …

Tip by

7.32 km

Antonine Wall

Ruins

8.27 km

Bowling Harbour

Highlight • Structure

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

Tip by

8.75 km

View of The Cobbler

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Cobbler - also known as Ben Arthur - has the most distinctive outline of any mountain in the Southern Highlands and makes a fantastic shorter hillwalk

Tip by

51.6 km

Route Along Loch Long to Arrochar

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful route on a quiet road. Cycling through the Faslane base feels a bit eerie

Tip by

61.8 km

Beach

64.9 km

Viewpoint

80.9 km

View of Loch Lomond from Balloch

Highlight • Beach

The most southern point of Loch Lomond. Great views 'up the loch', with loads of cafes and pubs to explore in Balloch.

Tip by

85.4 km

The River Leven (Uisge Leamhna in Gaelic) is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South. The river is about 6 miles (10 kilometres) long.

Tip by

91.0 km

River Leven

Lake

104 km

Bodden Boo

Beach

109 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.6 km

36.6 km

14.8 km

7.84 km

888 m

268 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

87.1 km

16.7 km

4.67 km

304 m

238 m

Elevation

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Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

11°C

3°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2025,Hunner K with gears in shambles ⚙️

I thought my bike just felt really off after the amazing rental in mallorca last week, but nah it turns out my gears are absolutely goosed and I can't use the middle of the cassette without the chain just randomly jumping to different gears at the most unfortunate times. Didn't realise what a pain in the arse this was until …