Burnside to Bowling circular

This Community Ride starts at the Hugh’s Restaurant on Stonelaw Road in Burnside, we head for Pollok Park, on to Braehead, pass the old Renfrew Ferry and cross the new Renfrew Bridge where we join NCN 7 out to Bowling going along the Forth and Clyde Canal towpath from Dalmuir. We’ll have a break at the café at Bowling before returning. The return follows the canal to the Kelvin Walkway and down to the Clyde. From there we head for Rutherglen and back to Burnside.
Please be aware that we aim for an average speed on the move of 10 – 11 mph. This is not the route for you if you are looking for a much faster road ride.

I describe this route as a leisure ride. We will not be going too fast but we try to maintain a minimum speed on the move of 10 mph. It tries to avoid roads and makes use of cycle paths as much as possible. It takes us out heading out through Pollok Park, on to Braehead and across the new Renfrew Bridge. From there we join the NCN to Bowling on the Forth and Clyde Canal. We return along the canal, down to the Clyde along the Kelvin Walkway and on to Rutherglen. Here’s a detailed route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52147162

Wherever possible, the route follows the National Cycle Network, much of which is shared paths. There will be some cycling on other roads but these have been kept them to a minimum.

The ride heads out to the end of the Forth and Clyde Canal where we will stop at the café which has toilets. https://www.facebook.com/p/Patons-Place-100043279343171/ If anyone sees something they'd like to stop and look at, we'll stop.

This is Scotland and as we all know, the weather can be ‘variable’. Please check the forecast before leaving and come prepared. If the weather looks to be really terrible, the ride is likely to be cancelled.

First-timers welcome but please check the anticipated cycle speed.