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Cycle Routes in South Ayrshire


OpenCycleMap.org map of the South Ayrshire area

National Cycle Network

Within South Ayrshire, National Cycle Network Route 7 can be found.

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Route 7: Sunderland - Carlisle - Newton Stewart - Ayr - Lochwinnoch - Paisley - Glasgow - Clydebank - Balloch - Callander - Inverness
Within Strathclyde this long-distance route follows the Ayrshire Coast northwards to Kilwinning, then minor roads to Glengarnock where a former railway line is followed to Paisley. Riverside paths and minor roads take the route into Glasgow, then it follows the north bank of the Clyde, on various paths, to Dumbarton before following the River Leven northwards to Balloch. After Balloch it follows minor roads north-eastwards towards the Highlands.
Railway path route

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

Other Interurban Cycle Routes in South Ayrshire

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

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Ayrshire Cyclepaths: Kilbirnie - Irvine - Ayr - Girvan
This website brings together informaiton on all the main cycle routes around Ayrshire, including routes to Ardrossan, Kilmarnock, Straiton and Lendalfoot.
Suburban route

Country Parks

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

Key to symbols:

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

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