Castle Semple Café – View of the River Clyde loop from Lochwinnoch

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Castle Semple Café – View of the River Clyde loop from Lochwinnoch

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Castle Semple Café – View of the River Clyde loop from Lochwinnoch

03:41

58.5km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 3 m for 9 m

After 58.5 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.69 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.

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1.82 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

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17.9 km

Oakbelt Plantation

Forest

20.6 km

Formakin House (The Monkey House) Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

Stunning early 20th-century mansion and estate—known locally as 'monkey house' due to all the stone monkeys adorning the buildings. No public access to the estate, but the monkeys can be spotted from the roadside.

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29.2 km

View of the River Clyde

Highlight • Other

36.8 km

Cairn, Kilmacolm

Highlight • Cafe

One of couple of cafe open during lockdown at Kilmacolm, various selection of cakes.

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39.5 km

Gas Bottle Legion Sculptures, Bridge of Weir Cycle Path

Highlight • Structure

Unusual sculpture on the cycle path near Bridge of Weir

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53.3 km

Big Bike Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Exactly what it says on the tin - a fun statue of a big bike along NCN Route 7. Definitely worth stopping for a photo of the statue with your own bike.

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57.1 km

Viewpoint

58.1 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.

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58.5 km

End point

Train Station

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