Bearsden & District

Balmore - Cadder - Torrance

Photographs of a circular bike ride

from Balmore to Cadder,

then along the Forth & Clyde Canal

and returning alongside the River Kelvin

from Torrance

Coach House Inn at Balmore

Balmore from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Mòr"

meaning a large settlement.

Signpost at Balmore

Bridge over the Kelvin River

Kelvin River

Cadder Golf Course

Cawder House

- Club house of Cadder golf course

an early 17th century laird's house

Cawder House

Canmore - Cawder House

Cadder Parish Church

Cadder Parish Church

Cruise Boat

on the Forth & Clyde Canal

at Cadder

Hay bales at Torrance

Road bridge over the River Kelvin

at Torrance

River Kelvin at Torrance

Campsie Fells

above Torrance Village

Kelvin River

Campsie Fells

Map of the Balmore, Cadder, Torrance area

Map of Mavis Valley

Map of the Torrance area

BALMORE - CADDER: CYCLE ROUTE DESCRIPTION

Locaton: Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 64
Dislanoe: 6 miles / 10km
Time: 1.5 hours
Terrain: flat; traffic-free paths ( some rough ), short road sections

Enjoy an interesting loop on a network of paths below the Campsie Fells. The route is very ﬂat and mostly off-road — families or novices could walk the on-road sections.
Start from the north side of the Village Inn in Torrance to access a path below a playground. Keep left to join the start of an old rail line which leads out into the countryside.
Further on, follow the main path as it swings to the right by a golf course.
Go through a gate on the left, then cross the River Kelvin to arrive at an estate. Keep straight, up Hayston Road, to join a main road.
Turn right and ( ﬁrst left, looking for a path ahead by a burn. Later go right, over a wooden bridge, to access a ﬁne tranquil wooded section of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Pedalling right along the towpath you pass under two bridges and by an inviting pub to reach Cadder Church.
Cycle by the right of the church where the road leads on to a rougher track. At the bottom keep straight, by a house, on to a path that leads through a golf course.
From there a sign directs you to the right for Torrance.