National Cycle Route 75

Long-distance cycling route in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

National Cycle Route 75 runs from Edinburgh to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula, via Glasgow. It is often known as the Clyde to Forth cycle route.

Route 75 includes two ferry crossings from Gourock to Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula and from Portavadie (Cowal) to Tarbert on the Kintyre peninsula.

## Route

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National Cycle Network Route 75 sign

Route 75 Map[1][2]

### Edinburgh to Bathgate

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The route begins in Leith, Edinburgh at the north-eastern terminus of the Water of Leith until Warriston, then runs southward in Edinburgh City Centre before joining with the eastern terminus of the Union Canal at Fountainbridge. Just after the viaduct at Slateford, the route returns to the Water of Leith until its south-western terminus at Balerno. Thereafter it passes through Kirknewton, East Calder, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, Mid Calder, Livingston and Bathgate.

Edinburgh | Kirknewton | Livingston | Bathgate

### Bathgate to Glasgow

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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

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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 14-mile (23 km) 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.[3]

Glasgow | Paisley | Kilmacolm | Greenock | Gourock

### Dunoon to Portavadie

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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).[4]

Dunoon | Sandbank | Loch Striven | Kyles of Bute | Tighnabruaich | Kames | Millhouse | Portavadie

## See also

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* Sustrans

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Cycle Network route 75.

1. ^ "Route 75 - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
2. ^ "NCN 75 – Edinburgh–Glasgow–Kintyre | cycle.travel". cycle.travel.
3. ^ "Summer cyclists reminded to avoid closed route between Airdrie and Bathgate". British Cycling. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009.
4. ^ "National Cycle Network routes in Argyll & Bute and Highland". Sustrans.

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List of routes

Main routes|

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* 818
* 819
* 820
* 822
* 825
* 862
* 881
* 882
* 883
* 884
* 885
* 887

Named
routes|

* C2C
* Celtic Trail
* Clyde to Forth
* Colliers Way
* Cornish Way
* Darent Valley Path
* Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway
* Hadrian's Cycleway
* Heron Trail
* Keelmans Way
* Lôn Cambria
* Lôn Las Ogwen
* Pennine Cycleway
* Mercian Way
* The North West Trail
* Salmon Run cycle route
* Scunthorpe Ridgeway
* Sheerness Way
* Trans Pennine Trail
* Viking Coastal Trail
* Way of the Roses
* White Rose cycle route
* W2W
* Yorkshire Wolds cycle route

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Transport in Edinburgh

Bus

Present|

* Lothian Buses
* McGill's Scotland East

Past|

* Edinburgh Corporation Transport
* Lothian Regional Transport
* Eastern Scottish
* First Scotland East
* Scottish Motor Traction
* Scottish Omnibuses

Rail

Present|

| Stations|

* Brunstane
* Curriehill
* Dalmeny
* Edinburgh Gateway
* Edinburgh Park
* Edinburgh Waverley
* Haymarket
* Kingsknowe
* Newcraighall
* Slateford
* South Gyle
* Wester Hailes

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Lines|

* Borders Railway
* Edinburgh–Aberdeen
* Edinburgh–Dunblane
* Fife Circle
* Forth Bridge
* North Berwick
* North Clyde
* Shotts

Operations|

* Caledonian Sleeper
* Craigentinny TMD
* Haymarket TMD
* ScotRail

Past|

| Stations|

* Abbeyhill
* Balerno
* Balgreen Halt
* Blackford Hill
* Corstorphine
* Craiglockhart
* Duddingston & Craigmillar
* Easter Road
* Easter Road Park Halt
* Edinburgh Princes Street
* Gorgie East
* Hailes Halt
* Joppa
* Leith Central
* Leith Citadel
* Leith Walk
* Meadowbank Stadium
* Merchiston
* Morningside Road
* Newington
* Piershill
* Pinkhill
* Portobello railway station (E&DR)
* Portobello railway station (NBR)
* Ravelrig Junction Platform
* Scotland Street
* South Leith
* St Leonards

|

Lines|

* Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway
* Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway
* Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway

Operations|

* Caledonian Railway
* Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway
* North British Railway
* LNER
* Scottish Region of British Railways
* ScotRail

Tram

Present|

* Edinburgh Trams

Past|

* Edinburgh Corporation Tramways

Roads

Motorways|

* M8
* M9

A roads|

* A1
* European route E15
* A68
* A7
* A772
* A71
* A700
* A701
* A702
* A8
* A89
* B800/A8000
* A90
* Edinburgh City Bypass

Streets|

* Chambers Street
* Constitution Street
* Cowgate
* Drummond Street
* Easter Road
* Ferry Road
* George IV Bridge
* George Street
* Great Junction Street
* Leith Walk
* The Mound
* The Pleasance
* Princes Street
* Regent Terrace
* Rose Street
* Royal Mile
* South Bridge
* West Port

Bridges|

* Dean Bridge
* Forth Road Bridge
* Leamington Lift Bridge
* North Bridge
* Queensferry Crossing
* Regent Bridge
* Victoria Swing Bridge
* Waverley Bridge

Other

Air|

* Edinburgh Airport

Water|

* Firth of Forth hovercraft (proposed)
* Almond Aqueduct
* Bonnington Aqueduct
* Scott Russell Aqueduct
* Slateford Aqueduct
* Union Canal

Cycling|

* National Cycle Route 1
* National Cycle Route 75
* National Cycle Route 76

* Transport for Edinburgh
* Transport in Scotland

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Transport in Glasgow

Bus

Present|

* First Glasgow
* McGill's
* Stagecoach Glasgow
* Glasgow Citybus

Past|

* Kelvin Central Buses
* Glasgow Corporation Transport
* Arriva Scotland West
* Western Scottish
* Trolleybuses in Glasgow

Bus stations|

* Buchanan bus station

Rail

Present|

| Operations|

* Avanti West Coast
* Caledonian Sleeper
* London North Eastern Railway
* ScotRail
* TransPennine Express

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Stations|

* Alexandra Parade
* Anderston
* Anniesland
* Argyle Street
* Ashfield
* Baillieston
* Barnhill
* Bellgrove
* Bridgeton
* Cardonald
* Carmyle
* Carntyne
* Cathcart
* Charing Cross
* Corkerhill
* Croftfoot
* Crookston
* Crosshill
* Crossmyloof
* Dalmarnock
* Drumchapel
* Drumry
* Duke Street
* Dumbreck
* Easterhouse
* Exhibition Centre
* Garrowhill
* Garscadden
* Gilshochill
* Glasgow Central
* High Street
* Hillington East
* Hillington West
* Hyndland
* Jordanhill
* Kelvindale
* Kennishead
* King's Park
* Langside
* Maryhill
* Maxwell Park
* Mosspark
* Mount Florida
* Mount Vernon
* Muirend
* Nitshill
* Partick
* Pollokshaws East
* Pollokshaws West
* Pollokshields East
* Pollokshields West
* Possilpark & Parkhouse
* Priesthill & Darnley
* Queens Park
* Queen Street
* Robroyston
* Scotstounhill
* Shawlands
* Shettleston
* Springburn
* Summerston

Commuter
lines|

* Argyle
* Ayrshire Coast
* Cathcart Circle
* Croy
* Cumbernauld
* Inverclyde
* Maryhill
* Motherwell–Cumbernauld
* North Clyde
* Paisley Canal
* Shotts
* South Western
* Whifflet

Main lines|

* CrossCountry network
* East Coast Main Line
* Glasgow–Aberdeen line
* Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line
* Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line
* Highland Main Line
* TransPennine North West
* West Coast Main Line
* West Highland Line

Past|

| Operations|

* Caledonian Railway
* Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
* Glasgow and South Western Railway
* North British Railway
* LMS
* LNER
* Scottish Region of British Railways
* ScotRail

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Stations|

* Bellahouston
* Bellahouston Park Halt
* Botanic Gardens
* Bridge Street
* Bridgeton Central
* Buchanan Street (mainline)
* College
* Crow Road
* Cumberland Street
* Dunlop Street
* Eglinton Street
* Finnieston
* Gallowgate
* Gallowgate Central
* Glasgow Cross
* Glasgow Green
* Gorbals
* Govan
* Hyndland
* Ibrox
* Kelvinbridge
* Kelvinside
* Kirklee
* Main Street
* Maryhill Central
* Merkland Street
* Mount Vernon North
* Parkhead Stadium (GCR)
* Parkhead North (NBR)
* Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall)
* Partickhill
* Partick West
* Pollokshields
* Possil
* Shields
* Shields Road
* Southside
* St Enoch (mainline)
* Strathbungo
* Tollcross
* Whiteinch Victoria Park

Lines|

* Cathcart District Railway
* City Union Line
* Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
* Glasgow City and District Railway
* Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway
* Glasgow Central Railway
* Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway
* Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway
* Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway
* Polloc and Govan Railway
* Stobcross Railway

Future|

* GARL
* Crossrail Glasgow (proposed)
* Clyde Metro (proposed)

Subway

Operations|

* Glasgow Subway
* Rolling stock

Stations|

* Bridge Street
* Buchanan Street
* Cessnock
* Cowcaddens
* Govan
* Hillhead
* Ibrox
* Kelvinbridge
* Kelvinhall
* Kinning Park
* Partick
* Shields Road
* St Enoch
* St George's Cross
* West Street

Roads

Motorways|

* M8
* M73
* M74
* M77
* M80

A roads|

* A8 / European route E5
* A74
* A77
* A721
* A726
* A727
* A728
* A730
* A736
* A739
* A749
* A761
* A763
* A80
* A81
* A82
* A89
* A803
* A804
* A814
* A879

Streets /
junctions|

* Argyle Street
* Broomielaw
* Buchanan Street
* Byres Road
* Candleriggs
* Charing Cross
* Clydeside Expressway
* Cochrane Street
* Dalmarnock Road
* Duke Street
* Dunlop Street
* Edinburgh Road
* Gallowgate
* George Square
* Glasgow Cross
* Glassford Street
* Great Western Road
* High Street
* Ingram Street
* London Road
* Maryhill Road
* Millbrae Crescent
* North Street
* Paisley Road West
* Partick Cross
* Queen Street
* Rottenrow
* Saltmarket
* Sauchiehall Street
* Shettleston Road
* Springburn Road
* St. Andrew's Cross
* St. George's Cross
* St. Vincent Street
* Trongate
* Wilson Street

Tram

Past|

* Glasgow Corporation Tramways

Other

Air|

* Glasgow Airport
* Glasgow Prestwick Airport
* Glasgow Seaplane Terminal

Water|

* SPT Ferry Services
* Forth and Clyde Canal

Cycling|

* National Cycle Route 7
* National Cycle Route 75
* National Cycle Route 754
* National Cycle Route 756

* SPT
* Transport in Scotland

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