Tour: The John Muir Way (E)(EP)

Map Reference56.0025, -4.73654
Ride Start on Google mapsGoogle map
Ride length211 km
Climbing3688 m
MaxGradient31.1645% (suspect calcs!)
Ride effort4895.94 tcEnergy
Added byNeil Wheadon
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Overall overview of the route at https://johnmuirway.org/doing-route/cycling-route

Superb write up and other resources at https://bikepackingscotland.com/johnmuirway/

The Rides

1: John Muir Way Bikepacking Route Stage 01 (E)

https://bikepackingscotland.com/johnmuirway/stage1/ https://johnmuirway.org/doing-route/cycling-route The John Muir Way makes a fantastic cycle route usually taking about 4 or 5 days, depending on your temptation to linger and explore. It's intended to provide a pleasant and sometimes challenging cycle through the countryside, not - like many traditional cycle routes - an efficient way from A to B on a bike. Most of the route follows cycle paths and quiet back roads, although unavoidably some sh more ...

2: John Muir Way Bikepacking Route Stage 02 (E)

https://bikepackingscotland.com/johnmuirway/stage2/ https://johnmuirway.org/doing-route/cycling-route The John Muir Way makes a fantastic cycle route usually taking about 4 or 5 days, depending on your temptation to linger and explore. It's intended to provide a pleasant and sometimes challenging cycle through the countryside, not - like many traditional cycle routes - an efficient way from A to B on a bike. Most of the route follows cycle paths and quiet back roads, although unavoidably some sh more ...

3: John Muir Way Bikepacking Route Stage 03 (E)

https://bikepackingscotland.com/johnmuirway/stage3/ https://johnmuirway.org/doing-route/cycling-route The John Muir Way makes a fantastic cycle route usually taking about 4 or 5 days, depending on your temptation to linger and explore. It's intended to provide a pleasant and sometimes challenging cycle through the countryside, not - like many traditional cycle routes - an efficient way from A to B on a bike. Most of the route follows cycle paths and quiet back roads, although unavoidably some sh more ...

Places of Interest

Distance (km)CategoryTitleDescription
0.0bike/shopHelensburgh Cycles5 W Clyde St, Helensburgh G84 8SQ
0.0interest/museumSubmarine Centre (Helensburgh)W King St, Helensburgh G84 8UN Our award winning centre provides visitors with information about submarines and how they work. We use immersive 360 projection and audio to provide an entertaining lear ...
0.0misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ576This is a BCQ challedge location near Helensburgh in the couny of Argyll & Isle Of Bute of Southern Scotland.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 56 NS 2938 8232.Question number: BCQ576.Qu ...
0.0travel/carParkingWest Clyde Street car park and Public ToiletW Clyde St, Helensburgh G84 8SQ
2.2interest/houseThe Hill House (Helensburgh) - National Trust for ScotlandThe Hill House, Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh. G84 9AJ Be inspired by the unique building, interiors and collection designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh in the ...
10.6stay/BandBSheildaig Farm Bed & Breakfast (Loch Lomond)Upper Stoneymollen Rd, Loch Lomond G83 8QY Sheildaig Farm was built in 1804 as part of Tullichewan Castle Estate, a beautiful farmhouse which has 3 ensuite bedrooms in a converted barn with their own ...
11.7interest/visitorCentreVisit Scotland Balloch (Balloch)Old Station Building, Balloch Rd, Balloch G83 8SS
11.7travel/mapWest Loch Lomond cycle path Start at VisitScotland Balloch iCentre, Old Station Building, Balloch Rd, Balloch G83 8SS - 17 miles on road Route card at https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/West_loch_lom ...
12.7food/cafeThe Boat House (Alexandria)A82, Loch Lomond, Alexandria G83 8QZ Serves afternoon tea
12.7misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ565This is a BCQ challedge location near Balloch in the couny of Strathclyde of Southern Scotland.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 56 NS 3905 8304.Question number: BCQ565.Question: There ...
28.9stay/campingBarnEdenmill Farm, Cafe and Bunkhouse (Blanefield)Edenmill Farm, Stockiemuir Road, Blanefield,Glasgow G63 9AX We are ideally located within our very own estate, which is a stones throw from The West Highland Way and conveniently located on the John M ...
31.9interest/countryParkMugdock Country Park (Craigend)9 Kisworn Pl, Craigend, Mugdock, Glasgow G62 8EL Cycling in the park . See https://www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk/things-to-do/trails-maps There are no designated cycling routes but all are paths are ...
38.4food/cafeSonas Café Bistro (Campsie Glen)Aldessan House, 3 Clachan of Campsie, Campsie Glen, Glasgow G66 7AB Open 10:00 - 16:00 every day
39.5food/cafeCafe Barga Ltd (Lennoxtown)8 Main St, Lennoxtown, Glasgow G66 7HA
39.5misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ563This is a BCQ challedge location near Lennoxtown in the couny of Strathclyde of Southern Scotland.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 64 NS 6269 7868.Question number: BCQ563.Question: On ...
40.5stay/hotelGlazert Country House Hotel (Lennoxtown)25 Milton Rd, Lennoxtown, Glasgow G66 7DJ
42.7food/cafeThe Fells Coffee House (Milton of Campsie)2 Birdston Rd, Milton of Campsie, Glasgow G66 8BQ Open 10:00 - 16:00 every day
44.8food/cafeNonna's Kitchen (Kirkintilloch)126 Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 1HF Breakfast 9.00am - 12.00pm 7 days a week Lunch/Dinner 12.00 - 9pm Sunday to Thursday , 12.00pm - 9:30pm Friday-Saturday
44.8interest/museumAuld Kirk Museum (Kirkintilloch)Auld Kirk Museum, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 1HN The Auld Kirk and its graveyard are Grade A listed and together form one of the finest and oldest sites in the town of Kirkintilloch. The Auld ...
50.0interest/historicAntonine Wall: Bar Hill Fort (Twechar) - Historic Environment ScotlandNear Twechar, Dunbartonshire - Grid references - NS 706 759-714 762 Observe the spectacular views from the highest fort on the Antonine Wall. Bar Hill Fort is the best place to appreciate the strategi ...
52.0interest/historicAntonine Wall: Croy Hill (Croy) - Historic Environment ScotlandBetween Croy and Dullatur, Lanarkshire - Grid reference - NS 725 762 - 739 769 The reference is for the start of the walk. See where Romans cut a ditch through solid rock at this Antonine Wall fort. S ...
64.8interest/historicAntonine Wall: Rough Castle (Bonnybridge) - Historic Environment ScotlandEast of Bonnybridge, Falkirk Get a real picture of Roman frontier life at the best-preserved fort on the Antonine Wall. Rough Castle is the second-smallest fort on the wall, but it's in the best state ...
65.8interest/industrialRoughcastle Tunnel (Falkirk)Falkirk FK1 4RR, United Kingdom A modern tunnel that links the Falkirk Wheel
65.8interest/industrialThe Falkirk Wheel and cafe (Falkirk)Lime Rd, Falkirk FK1 4RS The world's only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel links the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Union Canal 35 metres above, allowing vessels to sail through the sky thanks to a u ...
65.8travel/mapWalk, Ride and Cycle in and around The Falkirk Wheel and South FalkirkSee https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/environment/environmental-management/docs/paths-walks/09%20The%20Falkirk%20Wheel%20and%20South%20Falkirk.pdf?v=201906271131
66.8stay/cycleCampingThe Wheel Caravan Park (Falkirk)The Wheel Caravan Park, Rough Castle Farm, Falkirk, FK1 4RR Cyclecamper (2024) GBP16/person/night , 2 people GBP19. WC, showers, dishwashing sinks (hot water), washing machine (vending controlled). Wi ...
70.9interest/houseCallendar House and cafe (Falkirk)Callendar Rd, Falkirk FK1 Callendar House and Park is the perfect day out for the whole family! Take a stroll around the beautiful parklands, stop in at the tearoom for a cuppa 'n' cake or book in for ...
70.9interest/visitorCentreThe Helix (Falkirk)Falkirk FK2 7ZT Welcome to The Helix Visitor Centre, your gateway to discovering the wonders of The Kelpies and the enchanting world of The Helix. Step inside our 5-star Visitor Centre and experience ...
73.0interest/historicWestquarter DovecotAdmire this spectacular and very complete example of a dovecot. It was built to house hundreds of pairs of pigeons destined for the table of the laird of the Westquarter Estate. The estate and its man ...
84.6interest/houseKinneil HouseExplore 2,000 years of history around this splendid house, from occupying Romans to the Industrial Revolution. Built next to the Antonine Wall, Kinneil House was the chief seat of the powerful and wea ...
87.8interest/vintageRailwayBo'ness & Kinneil Railway (Bo'ness) The Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway, Bo'ness Station, Union Street, Bo'ness EH51 9AQ
93.1food/cafeMannerstons Cafe & Farm Shop (Linlithgow)1 Mannerston Holdings, Linlithgow EH49 7LY
93.1interest/castleBlackness Castle (Linlithgow)Blackness, Linlithgow, EH49 7NH Mighty fortifications make this 15th-century castle look like a 'ship that never sailed'. Blackness was never just a peaceful lordly residence - its enduring roles were ...
93.1interest/houseHouse Of The Binns (Linlithgow) - National Trust for ScotlandHouse of the Binns, Linlithgow, West Lothian EH49 7NA Admire the magnificent plaster ceilings from 1630, commissioned for the visit of King Charles I to Scotland in 1633. A rich collection of family p ...
93.1misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ535This is a BCQ challedge location near Blackness in the couny of The Lothians of Southern Scotland.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 65 NT 0552 8019.Question number: BCQ535.Question: To ...
101.3interest/lighthouseWorlds Smallest Working Light Tower (Queensferry)60 Main St, North Queensferry, Inverkeithing KY11 1JG Built in 1817 by Robert Stevenson as a key part of the Queensferry Passage across the Forth, this tiny part of Scottish maritime history has now b ...
103.4interest/wildlifeDeep Sea World (North Queensferry)Battery Quarry, Forthside Terrace, North Queensferry KY11 1JR
107.4interest/historicEagle RockLook for evidence of the Roman carvings on this rocky outcrop on the Firth of Forth. Eagle Rock is a weather-worn carving of an eagle, thought to date to the Roman occupation of Cramond, between about ...
112.6interest/historicCorstorphine DovecotVisit a popular Edinburgh landmark - a dovecot of the 1500s, set in a pleasant leafy suburb. Corstorphine Dovecot was built as part of the Corstorphine Castle estate. Dovecots, or doocots, were an imp ...
119.8interest/houseGeorgian House (Edinburgh) - National Trust for ScotlandThe Georgian House, 7 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DR Admire the architectural grandeur of Edinburgh's New Town. Discover paintings by Scottish artists, including Sir Henry Raeburn, Allan Ramsay a ...
120.9bike/hireScottish Cycle Safaris (Edinburgh) - TandemScottish Cycle Safaris, 29 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NB
120.9interest/castleEdinburgh Castle (Edinburgh) - Historic Environment ScotlandThe Esplanade, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG Discover a world-famous icon. Perched on a volcanic plug, Edinburgh Castle has dominated the skyline of Scotland's capital city for centuries. Climb Castlehill to exp ...
120.9interest/houseGladstone's Land (Edinburgh) - National Trust for ScotlandGladstone's Land, 477B Lawnmarket, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NT Explore one of the oldest buildings on the Royal Mile, home to wealthy residential and commercial tenants during its heyday. Learn abou ...
121.9interest/churchHolyrood Abbey (Edinburgh) - Historic Environment ScotlandCanongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DX Walk in royal footsteps around Holyrood Abbey, founded by David I in 1128. The cloister precinct was later turned into a modern Renaissance palace - Holyroodhouse - and b ...
122.9food/cafeHolyrood Park (Edinburgh) - Historic Envoironment ScotlandQueen's Drive, Edinburgh EH8 8HG Before exploring Holyrood Park, visit our Visitor Information with free exhibition, where you can find out about the history and learn about various walking routes tha ...
124.0interest/castleCraigmillar CastleStep inside Edinburgh's 'other castle', which stood a mile outside the old city walls, providing a retreat from Scotland's capital. Craigmillar Castle was close to the political cauldron of Edinburgh, ...
128.1interest/houseNewhailes House and Gardens (Musselburgh) - National Trust for ScotlandNewhailes, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh, EH21 6RY Discover breathtaking rococo designs in this 17th-century Palladian villa. Spot sumptuous decorative details including shells, gilded eagles and early ...
129.1interest/gardenInveresk Lodge Garden (Musselburgh) - National Trust for ScotlandInveresk Lodge Garden, 24 Inveresk Village Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 7TE Enjoy themed borders boasting seasonal delights, from snowdrops and tulips to perfumed roses. Discover this pretty h ...
132.1stay/cycleCampingDrummohr Camping & Glamping Site (Levenhall)Drummohr Holiday Park, Levenhall, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, EH21 8JS Cyclecamper (2024) I stayed here on the John Muir Way. No extra cost for showers (even had baths!), and well stoked shop. I didn't ch ...
133.1interest/museumPrestongrange Museum (Morrisons Haven)Prestongrange Museum, Morrisons Haven, Prestonpans EH32 9RX For over 400 years Prestongrange was a focus of industry. A harbour, glass works, pottery, colliery and brickworks have all left their marks ...
134.2interest/historicPreston Market Cross (Prestonpans)Prestonpans, East Lothian Admire a beautiful 1600s market cross - the only surviving monument of its type on its original site. Preston Market Cross was erected in 1617 to serve as the focus of the bu ...
136.2food/cafeCafe Filly at Cockenzie House and Gardens (Cockenzie)22 Edinburgh Rd, Cockenzie, Prestonpans EH32 0HY
136.2interest/museum1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre (Cockenzie)W Harbour Rd, Cockenzie, Prestonpans EH32 0HX The 1722 Waggonway Project is a community heritage project run by the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Group - created to interpret, preserve and enhance the route ...
138.4interest/churchSeton Collegiate Church (Longniddry)Longniddry, East Lothian, EH32 0PG Enter one of the finest medieval collegiate churches in Scotland. Local landowner Lord Seton brought together the community of priests in the late 1400s to pray for ...
144.7stay/cycleCampingAberlady Caravan Park (Aberlady)Aberlady Caravan Park, Haddington Road, Aberlady, Longniddry EH32 0PZ Cyclecamper (2024) I have just stayed on this site for 2 nights. At GBP20 per night it's too expensive for adding to the map. BUT ...
151.1food/icecreamAmalfi Ice Cream & Coffee Parlour (Dirleton)Main Rd, Dirleton, North Berwick EH39 5DX https://amalfi-ice-cream-and-coffee-parlour.business.site/ Not working July 2024, but google reviews recent
151.1interest/castleDirleton Castle (Dirleton)Dirleton, East Lothian, EH39 5ER This magnificent fortress-residence served three successive noble families over 400 years. Badly damaged in Cromwell's 1650 siege, Dirleton's fortunes were revived by ...
156.5bike/shopLaw Cycles (North Berwick)2 Law Rd, North Berwick EH39 4PL
156.5food/cafeSteampunk Coffee (North Berwick)49A Kirk Prts, North Berwick EH39 4HL https://www.facebook.com/steampunkcoffee/ Open 09:00 - 17:00 every day
156.5interest/museumCoastal Communities Museum (North Berwick)Come and visit our fascinating local museum located in the seaside town of North Berwick. We're run entirely by enthusiastic volunteers and our aim is to enable locals and visitors to explore the cult ...
156.5interest/wildlifeScottish Seabird Centre (North Berwick)The Harbour, North Berwick EH39 4SS Explore the wonders of Scotland's seas in our all new Discovery Experience. Control interactive live cameras to zoom in on amazing local wildlife. Soak up the coast ...
156.5misc/bcqBCQ Question BCQ532This is a BCQ challedge location near North Berwick in the couny of The Lothians of Southern Scotland.See here for details of the BCQ challenge.OS map 66 NT 5486 8534.Question number: BCQ532.Question: ...
156.5misc/toiletsPublic Toilets (North Berwick)5B Quality St, North Berwick EH39 4HJ
166.3food/bakeryBostock Bakery (East Linton)Dunbar Road, East Linton EH40 3DE
166.3interest/housePreston Mill & Phantassie Doocot (East Linton) - National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill, Preston Road, East Linton, East Lothian EH40 3DS Step back in time and immerse yourself in the peaceful surroundings at this picturesque mill. The mill features in the popular TV series ...
168.4food/cafeTyninghame Country Store (Tyninghame)Tyninghame, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1XL Open Mon - Sat 9:30 -16:30, Sun 9:30 - 17:00

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