Ardgartan Loop

Route
Take a look at the interactive map with GPS captured route and photos courtesy of Messrs. Google, Holux and Canon.

Or why not get a handy map of the route to print out and take with you?

Review
Highlight: Good length of forest road down at the end
Lowlight: The slog up towards the Rest and Be Thankful
Summary: A good ride to build the fitness up
Ride Rating: 6/10

As a wee bonus, here's some of the singletrack footage from the on-bike video camera.



Stats
Date: 17/05/09
Pedaling time: 3hr 7min
Distance: 35km
Max speed: 47km/h
Total ascent: 1096m
Total descent: 1117m
Puncture count: 1
Riders: DH and AS

Driving from Glasgow
Distance: 45 miles
Travel time: 1 hour
Directions: Multimap

Links
Ardgartan by the Forestry Commision, Visit Scotland and Wikipedia
Lochgoilhead on Wikipedia

Dalbeattie

Route
No GPS mapping was done for this route but you can always grab the official 7 Stanes trail map.

Review
Highlight: The Slab
Lowlight: No cafe at the end
Summary: Great variety of natural and man-made terrain with something for everyone
Ride Rating: 9/10

Here's some video of bottling the Slab and going over the Terrible Twins.

Stats

Date: 02/05/09

Pedaling time: ?

Distance: ?

Max speed: ?

Total ascent: ?

Total descent: ?

Puncture count: 2

Riders: SC, DH and AS

Driving from Glasgow

Distance: 95 miles

Travel time: 2 hours 10 mins

Directions: Multimap

Links

Dalbeattie on the Forestry Commision's 7 Stanes site

Glen Ample

Route
An oldie so there's not many ride stats but here's a route guide to take a look at and print out.

Review
Highlight: Some nice singletrack
Lowlight: Maybe a touch too much Landrover trail, and it's much more fun going out than back
Summary: A nice wee ride, not too far from the 'Gow. You can either come back down the main road or via the Sustrans' cycle path to Callander. It's recommended that you either start from Callander or from one of the car parks on the east side of Loch Lubnaig.
Ride Rating: 7/10

Stats
Date: ?
Pedaling time: ?
Distance: 20 miles
Max speed: ?
Total ascent: ?
Total descent: ?
Puncture count: ?
Riders: DH, SC, RI and AS

Driving from Glasgow
Distance: 40 miles
Travel time: 1 hour
Directions: Google Maps

Links
Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Callander