We cycled along and over the Govan Bridge, then continued west, into the wind and the hail and sleet started. Through Drumoyne and over the motorway towards Hillington – and under the motorway: decision time!
We turned around, into the snow and back towards the city. It was a joy to get into the Clyde Tunnel, where it was warm and dry.

Once north of the river again we made our way home, hoping that our next ride out, on Sunday 03 May, going north to Strathblane, will be pleasanter!

Then we will go into Erskine on the New Town’s path network, to end up at the waterfront. Next will be the Erskine Bridge, then return through Clydebank to Glasgow on the Loch Lomond path.

26 miles, a mix of paths and back streets, only a few short bits on busier roads, and little in the way of climbing. Potentially stopping in Clydebank for lunch.

Meet at 10:00 Sunday 05 April at the north end of Bell’s Bridge near the SEC.

For more information about GoBike rides see here

Just six of us set off on a rainy day – the official first day of spring, for a journey to the north -east of the city. Yet again, there was somewhere new for each of us.

We cycled into the city and up to Sighthill, before turning east to skirt Hogganfield Loch, some of our route along cycle lanes part full of mud and past flytipping sites. We skirted Lenzie and cycled through Merkland, before heading towards the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Here we met the most surprising structure on the ride:

Yes, we stopped at the south side and watched cars drive through before we ventured under the bridge, carefully keeping to the centre of the road to smile happily for this photo.

Then it was up to the canal for the ride back to Glasgow, with a lunch stop at the Stables Pub en route.
The ride officially finished at the Stockingfield Bridge over the canal, distance 23 miles with riders then making their way back home, most of us towards the city.

Here’s the route, should you wish to check it out: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3247559?units=km

Our next ride will be on Sunday, 05 April, heading west to Erskine, see here for details

This ride will see us head northeast from Glasgow, stopping briefly in Hogganfield Park, see photo above, and then over the council boundary into North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.

We will use some country lanes and the Strathkelvin Railway Path, then head to Merkland Nature Reserve. After that, we will join the Forth & Clyde Canal for the return to Glasgow, with potential for a stop at The Stables.
25 miles, mostly on paths and quieter roads, but some bits on main roads here and there, and one big hill. Some unsealed paths as well.

Meet 10am at the north end of Bell’s Bridge, next to Congress Road, Glasgow.

For more information on GoBike cycle rides, see here.

Nine of us set off on Sunday 01 February, along by the Clyde and then through Newton as we started to climb – here’s the full route: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3220777

From the high point we turned and returned to the city via Cathkin, Burnside and King’s Park – past lots and lots of pebble-dashed houses. The South City Way led us back to the Clutha crossroads (with its not-so-excellent traffic light system where the ride ended.

Of the 9 who set off 1 person left us when we moved away from the Clyde and 2 southsiders left on our return to the city centre.

March’s ride will be on Sunday 01 March, when we head out to the north-east via Hogganfield Park for a 25-miler.

We will follow the Clyde Walkway upstream to Cambuslang, then continue on NCN route 75 through to Newton.

Then we will head south to climb up and around Dechmont Hill to the south of Cambuslang, before returning to Glasgow via Cathkin and Hampden. Finishing on the South City Way back at the River Clyde.
22 miles, mostly on paths and quieter roads, with a climb up to Dechmont.

Meet 10:00 hrs at the north end of Bell’s Bridge, at the SEC

For more information see here

12 of us set off from the SEC on a very chilly but very sunny morning and circumnavigated the city centre, as shown on the Strava map above (with thanks to Carol) and the Cycle Travel Map, https://cycle.travel/map/journey/782905 provided by Andy.

The route may be found here: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3196131?units=miles

We saw work completed, work started but not yet finished and areas where work is required. Also on our route, just before we exited Lauriston for the South City Way is now the shortest cycle route in the city, blocked off by that very same South City Way!

Thanks are due to Tim for the feature photo, taken just after we travelled along the under-threat Gordon Street contraflow lane. Tim, of course, is not in the photo, but nor is another member of the group, who left us early because of the cold.

The question of the ride was “Why are cycle lanes surfaced in so many different colour finishes? Someone must, or should know?

Next month’s ride will, no doubt, feature fewer sets of traffic lights, but a longer distance, as we head south to Dechmont Hill.

Here are the details:
For our infrastructure ride to kick off 2026, we will take a spin around some of the routes of Glasgow City Council’s Avenues project, concentrating on the city centre area. This will include visiting recently opened sections of cycleway, and also some that are still under construction. We will venture out into the inner city areas every now and then, and even visit what might be Glasgow’s shortest cycle lane! The ride will finish around lunchtime at Central Station.
12 miles, a mix of path, cycleway and city street, with one big climb.

We meet on Sunday 04 January, at 10:00 at the north end of Bell’s Bridge and look forward to seeing you there.
For more details of GoBike rides see: https://www.gobike.org/about-us/cycle-rides

and here’s the link to the route: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/3187075?units=km It was a superb tour of the north of the city. In true Andy style, though, there were some narrow paths in parks – we went through Springburn, Ruchill and Victoria parks, but the five of us who turned up enjoyed it all.

We got an overview of Eastfield train depot and then cycled on to Ruchill Park

After cycling further west and around Anniesland Tower we got views of Jordanhill College and School

And the ride finished with a tour of the one-time boating pond in Victoria Park and a view of the wonderful clock

I must give thanks to Paul Rimmer for his handy tips on converting my Strava record of the ride into something I hope others can use after downloading from Plotaroute (I think other sites are available!)

This tour takes an anti-clockwise loop around the northern side of the city, seeing a variety of sights, and starts by heading through the City Centre, then through Roystonhill to Springburn Park and Stobhill Hospital.

We then turn westwards to visit the Ruchill Park flagpole viewpoint, and continue through Botanic Gardens and Gartnavel to the tallest building in the city, Anniesland Tower. Next, we’ll head past the former Jordanhill College on our way to Victoria Park, then head into the West End to finish at Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery.
20 miles, mostly on paths and quieter roads, but some bits on main roads here and there, and a few hills.
We meet at 10am at the north end of Bell’s Bridge, Congress Road, Glasgow.