Route 75 Map
Edinburgh to Bathgate The route begins in
Leith, north-eastern
Edinburgh at the mouth of the
Water of Leith, which it roughly follows until
Warriston, then runs southward through
Canonmills and
Edinburgh New Town – briefly sharing the route with
NCN 1 using Hanover Street,
The Mound and
George IV Bridge through the city centre to
The Meadows – before joining with the eastern terminus of the
Union Canal at
Fountainbridge which is also the eastern starting point of the
Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway (NCN 754). After following the canal path to the aqueduct at
Slateford, the 75 route splits from the 754 and returns to the Water of Leith, following the route of the
Balerno line trail until its terminus at
Balerno on the south-western edge of the city. Thereafter it enters
West Lothian, passing through
Kirknewton,
East Calder,
Almondell and Calderwood Country Park,
Mid Calder,
Livingston and
Bathgate.
Edinburgh |
Kirknewton |
Livingston |
Bathgate Bathgate to Glasgow Between
Bathgate and
Airdrie the route follows alongside the newly reopened Airdrie-Bathgate railway line, passing
Armadale, Blackridge and
Caldercruix. Where the cycle route merges onto the A89 (Main street) [Plains] then through a short section of residential streets in Airdrie, (Craigneuk, Gartlea and Cairnhill) before proceeding into Coatdyke, the route joins a disused railway line between Airdrie and Coatbridge. The section into
Coatbridge town centre is on the alignment of the former
Monkland Canal. Beyond Coatbridge the route passes through Tannochside,
Uddingston,
Newton and
Westburn to reach
Cambuslang. From Cambuslang to Glasgow the route follows the
Clyde walkway.
Bathgate |
Airdrie |
Coatbridge |
Uddingston |
Cambuslang |
Glasgow Glasgow to Gourock The route runs along the north of the Clyde to the SECC, where it joins
NCR 7 through
Paisley to
Johnstone. It then branches west, following a disused railway track through
Bridge of Weir and
Kilmacolm to
Port Glasgow. After a short residential section, it rejoins the disused railway in an industrial estate, which it follows to
Greenock. It then leads to the sea front, and along to
Gourock. A section of the route between
Airdrie and
Bathgate closed in October 2008 as part of a £300 million project to reopen the railway.
Network Rail built a replacement cycle path.
Glasgow |
Paisley |
Kilmacolm |
Greenock |
Gourock Dunoon to Portavadie After catching the ferry from Gourock to cross the upper
Firth of Clyde to
Dunoon. The route continues along the
Cowal peninsula coast, passing the
Holy Loch and
Sandbank. Then travels through
Glen Lean to the head of
Loch Striven at
Ardtaraig. Then passes the
Kyles of Bute passing through
Tighnabruaich, to
Portavadie. From where another ferry crosses
Loch Fyne, connecting the route onto the
Kintyre peninsula at
Tarbert. On the Kintyre peninsula you can join the
National Cycle Route 78 (The Caledonia Way).
Dunoon |
Sandbank |
Loch Striven |
Kyles of Bute |
Tighnabruaich |
Kames |
Millhouse |
Portavadie ==See also==