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Cree Valley

Water of Minnoch – Glentrool Visitor Centre loop from Newton Stewart

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Scotland
South Scotland
Cree Valley

Water of Minnoch – Glentrool Visitor Centre loop from Newton Stewart

Moderate

41

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Water of Minnoch – Glentrool Visitor Centre loop from Newton Stewart

02:02

42.7km

360m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

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After 17.9 km for 69 m

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Bus stop

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1.11 km

Kirkcowan Cycles Newton Stewart

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Kirkcowan Cycles is a local bike shop now conveniently located in Newton Stewart close to the 7stanes MTB centres of Glentrool and Kirroughtree. Kirkcowan Cycles stock all types of bicycles; …

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17.9 km

A great spot to start/end a ride. There's a car park, cafe and loads of local route information from MTB loops to road rides.

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17.9 km

Water of Minnoch

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On the other side of the bridge begins a deep gorge

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17.9 km

Glentrool Visitor Centre

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Fantastic place to start/end a ride. Loads of trails in the vicinity and a good coffee shop at the centre. Everything you need for a good day out.

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18.0 km

Glentrool Visitor Centre

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Great starting point for all sorts of hikes and off road rides.
The café offers very generous sandwiches on bread of your choice, including gluten free, various sorts of cakes …

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20.1 km

Glen Trool

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Pristine quiet tarmac roads and courteous drivers

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34.0 km

Spectacle Loch

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Two Lochs side by side in fact, which accounts for the name, as the two look like a pair of spectacles. A fisherman's paradise - The largest tench caught in Scotland was recorded here.

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42.7 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

14.1 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

14.7 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 2 June

14°C

9°C

98 %

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