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Cycle Routes in North Lanarkshire

National Cycle Network

Within North Lanarkshire, National Cycle Network Routes 74, 75 and 754 can be found.

74	Route 74: Gretna - Lockerbie - Lesmahagow - Larkhall - Hamilton - Blantyre - Uddingston This route takes in lengthy sections of downgraded A74 dual carriageway, where one carriageway has been converted into a cycle path, on the way from Gretna to Douglas. The section between Douglas and Larkhall has yet to be built, but recent work has seen sections of route in the Hamilton area completed.
75	Route 75: Portavadie - Dunoon - Gourock - Kilmacolm - Paisley - Glasgow - Uddingston - Airdrie - Livingston - Edinburgh - Leith This coast-to-coast route starts at the ferry-port of Portavadie and crosses the Cowal Peninsula to Dunoon for the ferry to Gourock. Next it follows the waterfront from Gourock to Greenock, then joins a former railway line through to Paisley. NCN 7 is joined between Paisley and Glasgow, from where this route follows the River Clyde to Uddingston. After there is heads north to Coatbridge and joins various railway lines to continue through Airdrie to Bathgate. Paths and minor roads take the route to Livingston and at Balerno the route joins the Water of Leith Way and then the Union Canal for the journey into Edinburgh. The final section to Leith is along another former railway line.
754	Route 754: Clydebank - Kirkintilloch - Falkirk - Linlithgow - Edinburgh This route follows the Forth & Clyde Canal through north-west Glasgow and onwards to the Falkirk Wheel. It then follows the Union Canal to Edinburgh.
755	Route 755: Drymen - Strathblane - Lennoxtown - Kirkintilloch - Moodiesburn - Glenboig The Strathkelvin Railway Path runs along the course of an old railway line past the base of the Campsies. At Kirkintilloch it connects with the Forth & Clyde Canal, and continues into North Lanarkshire to end at Glenboig. Another path links Glenboig to Gartcosh. This route will shortly be signed as Sustrans National Cycle Network Route 755. The route will later be extended beyond Strathblane to incorporate a piece of the West Highland Way to meet NCN 7 near Drymen.

The National Cycle Network routes around Glasgow can be found in this Sustrans leaflet.

Other Interurban Cycle Routes in North Lanarkshire

As well as the National Cycle Network routes above, the following longer distance routes can be found in North Lanarkshire:

G	Glasgow to Cumbernauld Route: City Centre - Provanmill - Hogganfield - Stepps - Cumbernauld Starting off at Townhead, this route heads through north east Glasgow with on-road cycle lanes before arriving in North Lanarkshire at Stepps. Beyond there a path alongside the A80 is used to Muirhead, then the back road to Mollinsburn. The route ends up in Condorrat.
GL	The Green Link: Strathclyde Park - Orbiston - Forgewood - Motherwell - Ravenscraig The Green Link has a mix of some on road and mostly off road sections to keep the route as level as is possible. It is complemented by a series of paths offering the adjacent communities of North Motherwell, Orbiston, Forgewood and Calder Valley a range more local routes.

Airdrie & Coatbridge Cycle Network

There are a number of local cycle routes in the Monkland area as follows:

NC	North Calder Heritage Trail: Coatbridge - Calderbank - Chapelhall - Moffat Mills - Drumgelloch - Caldercruix A loop through Monklands, connecting Coatbridge, Calderbank and Caldercruix, including part of the Monkland Canal, and NCN 75. The section between Calderbank and Drumgelloch includes steps.
SA	South Airdrie Path Network: Coatbridge - Airdrie - Chapelhall - Calderbank - Sykeside - Coatbridge A circular network of paths in Monklands, connecting Coatbridge, Airdrie and Calderbank, including part of the Monkland Canal.
DP	Monkland Canal West: Coatbridge - Drumpellier The towpath on the western surviving part of the Monkland Canal has been upgraded as a cycle path to Drumpellier Country Park and Drumpellier Lawns Estate. This will become part of an upgraded NCN Route 75 in due course.

Country Parks

The following sites have details of the various country parks in North Lanarkshire, including suggestions on routes to cycle within those parks.

• Dalzell Estate - between Motherwell and Wishaw
• Drumpellier - between Coatbridge and Glasgow
• Palacerigg - between Cumbernauld and Airdrie
• Strathclyde - between Hamilton, Bellshill and Motherwell

Key to symbols:

	Dedicated cycle track: Segregated cycle route between main road and footway
	Cycle lanes: On-road cycle lanes on main road
	Suburban route: On-road cycle route on residential streets and paths
	Line-segregated route: Cycle route along footway with line-segregation
	Shared use route: Cycle route on footway of main road, shared with pedestrians
	Country lanes route: On-road cycle route on minor roads in the countryside
	Path route: Cycle route on country, parkland, river or canal paths, shared with pedestrians
	Railway path route: Cycle route on path along former railway alignment, shared with pedestrians

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