West Loch Lomond Cycle Path
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The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path is a cycle path that runs from Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, at the upper end of Loch Lomond in Scotland, to Balloch railway station, at the bottom of the loch.[1] It was officially opened on 2006-06-20 by Tavish Scott.[2]
The path is about 28 kilometers (16.5 miles[2]) long, and runs along the west bank of Loch Lomond, between the west bank of the loch and the busy A82 road. It is mainly flat or downhill if ridden from north to south.[citation needed]
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[edit] The route
From Arrochar & Tarbet Station the path runs left and down a hill to a tourist information office by the loch. The path then continues on the pavement of the A82 for several miles. For the remainder of its length the path runs either alongside the road, or between the road and the loch. The path is poorly signposted.[citation needed]
The path is dominated by the noisy traffic on the A82.[citation needed]Much of the path runs directly alongside the A82, and the rest is not very far away. The golf courses and commercial developments along the side of the loch further push parts of the path away from the banks of Loch Lomond.
The path ends at Balloch Railway Station for trains to Glasgow. The 34 kilometer long Loch Lomond to Glasgow Cycleway starts close to the station and runs to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre by the Clyde in central Glasgow.
[edit] Access to the path
There are railway stations at each end of the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path, but none along its length. The Oban/Mallaig railway service runs from Glasgow Queen Street station to Arrochar & Tarbet station. The train takes about 80 minutes,[citation needed] and goes up the shores of Gare Loch; passing Faslane Naval Base (aka HMS Neptune), the home of the United Kingdom's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines. A nuclear weapons store is dug into the hillside.[citation needed] Trains from Balloch connect to Glasgow's Central and Queen Street stations.
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[edit] References
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2006) |
- ^ Sarah Ewing. "Loch In", The Guardian, 2002-08-10.
- ^ a b West Loch Lomond Cycle Path Update August 2005. Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
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[edit] Maps & guides
- Annotated map of the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path and the Loch Lomond to Glasgow Cycleway.
