Tak-Ma-Doon Road – Campsie Fells Scenic Road loop from Tak Ma Doon Road Viewing and Picnic Area

Tak-Ma-Doon Road – Campsie Fells Scenic Road loop from Tak Ma Doon Road Viewing and Picnic Area

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Tak-Ma-Doon Road – Campsie Fells Scenic Road loop from Tak Ma Doon Road Viewing and Picnic Area

02:16

34.1km

590m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3 m

Tak-Ma-Doon Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good view, benches invite you to linger

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1.23 km

Cobblestone Ford

Highlight • River

Keep an eye out for this, it’s at the bottom of one of the descents.

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5.35 km

Bench with a view of Carron Valley Reservoir

Highlight • Rest Area

Carron Valley Reservoir is one of the largest in Scotland, supplying roughly 135,000 people in the Fortth Valley with water. The reservoir is 3 miles long and has plenty to …

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7.61 km

Forest Gravel Path with Lake View

Highlight • Trail

Lovely even gravel. Easy going off road cycling.

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10.8 km

Lochside Cycling Route

Highlight • Trail

Route variation using alternative ascent towards Black Hill.

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13.4 km

Campsie Fells Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Yeah - lovely wee road. My road bike did not appreciate the iffy surface though.

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24.0 km

Middlethird Wood

Forest

25.5 km

Easterly View of the Forest Near Stirling

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hilly and forests all around, up and down contour of the land. Some of the views are worthy of riding around this location. There are plenty of parking areas along …

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27.4 km

Loch Coulter

Highlight • Viewpoint

Coulter, a loch in the S of St Ninians parish, Stirlingshire, near the foot of the Lennox Hills, 6¼ miles SSW of Stirling. With an utmost length and width of …

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34.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.3 km

11.5 km

276 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

5.97 km

5.55 km

269 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

6°C

70 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2023,The Freedom Trail - Bannockburn to Carron Valley

So it was up with the lark to get everything done and off to Bannockburn for the Gravel Scotland ride of the Freedom Trail Bannockburn to Carron Valley.
It was nice to put faces to names and meet for the first time Isaac Spencer, Brenda Milligan, Helen Murdoch-Wilson and briefly Ivonne Villanueva.
This is the first time I’ve taken part …