Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

Kilbirnie And Glengarnock

Castle Semple Loch – Castle Semple Loch loop from Glengarnock

Bike touring routes & trails

Kilbirnie And Glengarnock

Castle Semple Loch – Castle Semple Loch loop from Glengarnock

Easy

5.0

(4)

18

riders

Castle Semple Loch – Castle Semple Loch loop from Glengarnock

01:18

21.1km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

6.44 km

View Across Lochwinnoch

Highlight • Lake

2

9.16 km

RSPB Lochwinnoch Bird Observatory

Highlight • Rest Area

One of the few wetlands left in the west of Scotland, Lochwinnoch is the perfect place to watch whooper swans, wigeon and many others. There's a great visitors centre and loads of walking trails too.

Tip by

3

10.6 km

Castle Semple Loch Visitor Centre

Highlight • Lake

Castle Semple Loch Visitor Centre is situated in the heart of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park in Scotland. The centre offers a range of facilities including a café, exhibitions, and information on local wildlife and activities.

Tip by

4

10.7 km

Castle Semple Café

Highlight • Cafe

Castle Semple Café is open daily 10.00 -17.00 hrs in summer, 10.00 – 16.00 hrs in winter, with coffee, cake, snacks, light refreshments and ice cream.

clydemuirshiel.co.uk/park-sites/castle-semple-country-park

Tip by

5

11.4 km

Castle Semple Loch

Highlight • Lake

Castle Semple Loch was part of the historic Lochwinnoch estate. It was a fishing loch and part of the wider drainage scheme that the estate owners created to improve the …

Tip by

6

11.7 km

Carved Animal Benches at Castle Semple Loch

Highlight • Structure

A lovely spot for a picnic or a rest. The carvings sit just off National Cycle route 7, and at a junction connecting the Castle Semple Lochside Trail with Parkhill Woods.

Tip by

7

13.3 km

Castle Semple Loch

Highlight • Lake

8

14.4 km

Barr Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Barr Castle is a late medieval tower house. It can be seen today as a ruin on a low ridge to the south of the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Tip by

B

21.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

6.04 km

1.55 km

979 m

573 m

244 m

233 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

985 m

693 m

504 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

6°C

89 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.8

603

Great Cumbrae island loop from Largs

01:10h

22.0km

70m

4.6

162

Lennoxtown & Mugdock Reservoir loop from Glasgow

04:19h

62.1km

800m

4.4

64

Three Lochs Way and West Loch Lomond Loop

04:22h

69.4km

580m

4.2

53

Pollock Park loop from Glasgow Central

01:14h

20.0km

110m

3.8

27

Lochwinnoch bird observatory loop from Glasgow – Castle Semple Country Park

04:08h

66.8km

490m

4.4

101

Ayr to GRO Coffee via Troon Promenade

02:32h

42.6km

90m

4.5

97

Glen Fruin loop from Helensburgh

01:35h

24.6km

260m

4.8

28

Whitelee Windfarm gravel loop from Glasgow

04:13h

56.8km

620m

4.8

76

Alexandria, Balloch Castle & Drymen loop — Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

02:12h

35.6km

270m

4.7

46

Bute Cycle Network Trail

01:43h

28.2km

220m

3.3

18

Dams to Darnley Country Park loop from Pollok

01:13h

19.7km

180m

4.5

33

Three Lochs Way and Glen Fruin Loop

02:56h

40.8km

600m