Meeting Point and Times
First Sunday of the month – rides usually start at 10am (unless otherwise stated).
Meet on the north bank of the Clyde in the open space just east of Bell’s Bridge, Glasgow. It’s by the Armadillo, between the road and riverside path (see OpenStreetMap address).
Rides are generally around 20-30 miles in length, although winter rides are shorter. Often there is the option to return by train for a shorter ride. On longer summer rides a lunch break is usually taken in a suitable café or pub en route, although you are welcome to bring your own picnic if you wish. Rides are usually on tarmac surfaces (road or path) and suitable for most types of bikes (e.g. tourer, racer, hybrid, mountain bike). Occasionally, there may be sections of route on rougher paths or tracks – see ride descriptions for details.
GoBike rides are social rides for GoBike members, and are not a club run. We would ask that anyone coming along adheres to the rules of the road, rides no more than two abreast, and takes the safety of other riders around them into account when cycling.
Cycle Rides and Events for 2024
Rides organised by GoBike except where stated.
Sunday 1 December 2024 – New and Modern Bridges Theme
For our themed December ride, we will be taking a spiral tour of Glasgow, taking in a number of new, rebuilt, and other modern bridges. These include new cycle bridges, railway bridges, motorway bridges, and river and canal bridges. So expect there to be variety to the ride. Some will be big bridges, others small. Along the way we will use the South West City Way and Byres Road cycleways, and visit several parks. The finish will be around lunchtime in Townhead.
18 miles, with occasional climbs along the way.
Meet 10am Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow.
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Sunday 5 January 2025 – The Annual GoBike Infrastructure Ride
This year our infrastructure ride will take in much of the recently built cycle infrastructure within Glasgow. We will revisit Byres Road, taking a more detailed look than last month, and then head around to the Woodside area on the way to Sighthill. Then it will be through the Merchant City, on the way to the riverside. Lastly we will visit Kinning Park, on the way back to the starting point, which we should reach around lunchtime.
15 miles, with only the occasional climb, and some short bits on main roads.
Meet 10am Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow. 
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Sunday 2 February 2025 – Goldenhill Park
For our February ride, we will head out through the northwest of the city to visit Clydebank. But rather than take the cycle path all the way there, we will take a more unusual route out through Knightswood and Drumchapel. Once over the Glasgow boundary, we will visit Goldenhill Park, once host to a Roman fort. Then we will visit a few other Clydebank sights, such as Dalmuir Park and the Titan Crane. We will check up on progress on the new bridge at Yoker, and if it is open cross to Renfrew to return to Glasgow via the opposite side of the river. Finishing up at the Riverside Museum around lunchtime.
24 miles, mostly on cycle routes, park paths and quieter roads.
Meet 10am Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow. 
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Further rides around the Glasgow area will be announced shortly.
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Ride on paths (cycle paths, paths in parks, etc) | |
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Significant/moderate hill climbing |
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Ride on canal towpaths |  |
Steps en route | |
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Ride on rough tracks (farm or forest tracks, unmade paths, etc) |  |
Gate or stile en route | |
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Ride on quiet roads (residential streets, country lanes) |  |
Ford en route | |
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Ride on busy roads |  |
Train to start | |
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Booking required |  |
Train home from finish | |
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Stall or static event |  |
Ferry crossing involved | |
= GoBike star rating: 1 being easiest, 5 most challenging, based on distance, gradients, etc.
Where do you want to cycle to? Let us know of your suggestions for future cycle rides.
For other led cycle rides in the Glasgow area see
CyclingUK Glasgow,
Belles on Bikes Glasgow, Belles on Bikes Cumbernauld
while for the Edinburgh area see Cycling Edinburgh
and for Ayrshire see CyclingUK Ayrshire.
Mellow Velo organises rides across Central Scotland, and occasionally further afield.
Bike Events Scotland lists cycling-related events from all over Scotland.
