Coach
House Inn at Balmore
Balmore from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Mòr" meaning a large settlement. |
Signpost
at Balmore
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Bridge
over the Kelvin River
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Kelvin River
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Cadder
Golf Course
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Cawder
House
- Club house of Cadder golf course an early 17th century laird's house |
Cruise
Boat on the Forth
& Clyde Canal |
Hay bales at Torrance |
Road
bridge over the River Kelvin
at Torrance |
River
Kelvin at Torrance
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River
Kelvin at Torrance
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Kelvin
River
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Map of the Balmore,
Cadder, Torrance area
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Map of Mavis Valley
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Map of
the Torrance
area
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BALMORE - CADDER: CYCLE ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Locaton: Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 64
Dislanoe: 6 miles / 10km
Time: 1.5 hours
Terrain: flat; traffic-free paths ( some rough ), short road sections
Enjoy an interesting loop on a network of paths below the Campsie Fells. The route is very flat and mostly off-road — families or novices could walk the on-road sections.
Start from the north side of the Village Inn in Torrance to access a path below a playground. Keep left to join the start of an old rail line which leads out into the countryside.
Further on, follow the main path as it swings to the right by a golf course.
Go through a gate on the left, then cross the River Kelvin to arrive at an estate. Keep straight, up Hayston Road, to join a main road.
Turn right and ( first left, looking for a path ahead by a burn. Later go right, over a wooden bridge, to access a fine tranquil wooded section of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Pedalling right along the towpath you pass under two bridges and by an inviting pub to reach Cadder Church.
Cycle by the right of the church where the road leads on to a rougher track. At the bottom keep straight, by a house, on to a path that leads through a golf course.
From there a sign directs you to the right for Torrance.
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