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Julie and Lance’s Cycling Routes: kml, gpx and Google Map

 

“You never have the wind with you – either it is against you or you’re having a good day” Daniel Behrman, author of The Man Who Loved Bicycles.

 

New! Our favourite day rides <click here>

 

 

 

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KML files will open directly in Google Earth. You can download and install Google Earth by clicking the icon above.

 

 

Our Cycling Grade Calculator can be downloaded by clicking the icon above. The calculator requires Microsoft Excel 2010, or more recent.

 

 

Our grading system explained: clicking the icon above will open a new window.

 

The links below take you to a zipped file with both gpx files (load into GPS navigators) and kml files (which will open directly Google Earth). Also available for most of the routes is a link to a Google Map showing the cycling route.

 

Julie and I have done many excellent bike rides over the years, both light touring (usually one week or weekend trips) in various parts of the UK.

 

Also listed are some of our day cycle rides (up to 6-hours) almost exclusively in our home county of Fife.

 

The cycling routes are listed in order of ascending severity, but that’s not necessarily in inverse order of enjoyment

 

Holiday Cycle Trips (Click thumbnail map for zipped file and click the year to go to the holiday blog):

 

Tour of Perthshire

237miles with 15700ft ascent

Average grade mild-C

Year 2016

Tour of Angus

217miles with 14000ft ascent

Average grade mild-C

Year 2019

Border Loop

238miles with 13700ft ascent

Average grade mild-C

Year 2004

Tour of Northumberland

246miles with 14400ft ascent

Average grade mild-C

Year 2015

Aberdeenshire

188miles with 12000ft ascent

Average grade average-C

Year 2022

Northumberland and Borders

219miles with 16600ft ascent

Average grade average-C

Year 2012

Fife to Stonehaven

252miles with 14000ft ascent

Average grade average-C

Year 2008

Central Borders

238miles with 16900ft ascent

Average grade hard-C

Year 2014

The Borders (North)

260miles with 19500ft ascent

Average grade hard-C

Year 2009

Lothian and The Borders

260miles with 15700ft ascent

Average grade hard-C

Year 2017

Lake and Dales Loop

203miles with 17000ft ascent

Average grade hard-C

Year 2018

Northumberland to Cumberland

217miles with 21100ft ascent

Average grade hard-C

Year 2013

Rievers and C2C

266miles with 19500ft ascent

Average grade mild-D

Year 2007

Tour of North Yorkshire

250miles with 20800ft ascent

Average grade mild-D

Year 2011

Tour of North Wales

263miles with 22800ft ascent

Average grade average-D

Year 2010

 

 

 

 

Day Cycle Rides outwith Fife (Click thumbnail map for zipped file, or ‘Map’ for a Google Map):

 

 

Circuit of Loch Rannoch

22miles with 1380ft ascent

Grade hard-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Tongue Loop North

20miles with 1570ft ascent

Grade hard-A(63W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Loch Dionard return

12miles with 1040ft ascent

Grade hard-A(68W) <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Wark-Bellingham Loop

15miles with 1600ft ascent

Grade hard-A(74W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Glen Shiel return

31miles with 1570ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Glen Farrar return

28miles with 1660ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Glen Canich return

26miles with 1630ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Perthshire Loop from Methven

28miles with 1900ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Gattonside-Floors Loop

27miles with 1960ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Perthshire Loop, Bridge of Earn

29miles with 1775ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Gobernuisgach Lodge return

21miles with 1390ft ascent

Grade mild-B <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Eskbank to Cringletie overnight

27miles with 2000ft ascent

Grade mild-B, average-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Circuit of Loch Tummel

27miles with 2040ft ascent

Grade mild-B(61W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Hawick Loop

23miles with 1880ft ascent

Grade mild-B(64W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Gattonside to Lilliesleaf Loop

21miles with 1880ft ascent

Grade mild-B(67W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Allanton-Coldsteam Loop

36miles with 1860ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Glen Glass return

36miles with 1700ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Kielder Circuit

22miles with 1460ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Otterburn-Bellingham Loop

28miles with 2200ft ascent

Grade average-B(64W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Perthshire Loop from Glenfarg

26miles with 2360ft ascent

Grade average-B(68W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Gifford-Dirleton Loop

38miles with 2200ft ascent

Grade hard-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Jedburgh-Bonchester Loop

23miles with 2430ft ascent

Grade hard-B(74W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Selkirk Loop

39miles with 2870ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Innerleithen-Stow Loop

39miles with 2790ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Mhor84-Grandtully overnight

39miles with 2830ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Knapdale Circuit

39miles with 3250ft ascent

Grade average-C(64W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Tongue-Loch Dherue return

17miles with 1840ft ascent

Grade average-C(79W) <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Jedburgh Big Loop

43miles with 3776ft ascent

Grade hard-C(66W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Whiteadder Loop

34miles with 3340ft ascent

Grade mild-D(73W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Quinig Circuit

37miles with 4050ft ascent

Grade EX1(73W) <Map>

Road-Bike

 

 

Day Rides in Fife (Click thumbnail map for zipped file, or ‘Map’ for a Google Map):

 

 

Ladybank-Letham Circuit

10miles with 410ft ascent

Grade mild-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Lindores Circuit

11miles with 650ft ascent

Grade mild-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Freuchie-Letham Circuit

14miles with 660ft ascent

Grade mild-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Rossie Loop

17miles with 1080ft ascent

Grade average-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Cults-shortest Loop

16miles with 1100ft ascent

Grade average-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Muchty Loop

18miles with 900ft ascent

Grade average-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Lochmill shorter

17miles with 1300ft ascent

Grade average-A(62W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Pillars of Hercules return

20miles with 900ft ascent

Grade average-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Lochmill-Rossie Loop

18miles with 1400ft ascent

Grade hard-A(63W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Dura Den Loop

19miles with 1440ft ascent

Grade hard-A(61) <Map>

Road-Bike

Cults via Clatto Hill Loop

20miles with 1420ft ascent

Grade hard-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Tay Loop shorter

20miles with 1560ft ascent

Grade hard-A(62W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Strathmiglo and Falkland Loop

24miles with 1060ft ascent

Grade hard-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Cults via Kettlehill Loop

22miles with 1500ft ascent

Grade hard-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Tay Loop longer

22miles with 1600ft ascent

Grade hard-A(61W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Cults longest Loop

23miles with 1640ft ascent

Grade hard-A <Map>

Road-Bike

Loch Levens Larder return

33miles with 1620ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Lower Largo Loop

31miles with 2300ft ascent

Grade average-B(61W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Over the Lomonds Loop

31miles with 2240ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Loch Levens Larder with Loop

37miles with 1765ft ascent

Grade average-B <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Pitmedden-Ladybank Loop

25miles with 1860ft ascent

Grade hard-B(62W) <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Not quite Elie return

34miles with 2630ft ascent

Grade hard-B(62W) <Map>

Road-Bike

Tentsmuir short Loop

38miles with 2340ft ascent

Grade hard-B <Map>

Road-Bike

Pitmedden-Falkland Loop

28miles with 2100ft ascent

Grade mild-C(61W) <Map>

Mountain-Bike

Barley Bree south overnight

37miles with 2500ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Glenfarg Loop

41miles with 2600ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Barley Bree north overnight

39miles with 2470ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Tentsmuir full Loop

43miles with 2560ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike / Mountain-Bike

Elie return

41miles with 2830ft ascent

Grade mild-C <Map>

Road-Bike

Ballathie House overnight

41miles with 2420ft ascent

Grade mild-D(54W) <Map>

Road-Bike

 

 

 

 

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