by Eleisha Fahy | 11 September 2025
This very pleasant, cycleable route over the western Lammermuirs entirely follows rough tracks and minor roads. All gates can be easily opened. From Longyester, head southwest by Blinkbonny Wood, where the road becomes a rough track and continue up to the east...
by Eleisha Fahy | 11 September 2025
From Bonaly Tower go uphill on a tarmac road past the Scout Centre and through the car parking area at NT211674. Go through gate and continue steeply uphill through woods on a good gravel path (this is locally known as Puke Hill). Go through gate at NT210671 and on to...
by Eleisha Fahy | 11 September 2025
This route follows the old railway track parallel to the Biggar Water on its S side, which is slightly elevated because of the flooding risk. There are signs of use by farm vehicles at the W end, but the route is now mainly a grass path. There are several metal gates...
by David Oxley | 11 September 2025
The Union Canal towpath runs on the north bank of the canal, there being no equivalent path on the south bank. As the towpath is promoted as part of the National Cycle Network (route 754), Sustrans have detailed and up-to-date descriptions of both the...
by Eleisha Fahy | 11 September 2025
From Ae Bridgend on the A701 Beattock to Dumfries road (bus route), a public road goes 4.5km northwest to Ae village. This route mostly follows forest and windfarm tracks, but not all of it is accessible for cyclists and equestrians, so variants are described below....
