London to Fort william road route
- Thread starter tmcp
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
tmcp said:Na then
I'm riding from London to Fort William in April and require the quickest, shortest and easiest route. could any of you seasond cyclists give a road novice any guidence?
Cheers
Have a play with www.viamichelin.com
Selecting the bike option will generally give the most cycle friendly routes you will have to break the route into smaller sections though because the cycle route algorithm can not cope with very long legs of a journey.
John Ponting
Guru
- Location
- Herts
google for the route of the London - Edinburgh - London Audax event then google for a Highlands Way type route to Fort William.
http://www.aukweb.net/el/london_to_london.pdf 2005 route in detail
http://www.aukweb.net/el/controls.htm 2009 route in sections
http://www.sustransshop.co.uk/products/5288-scotland-the-national-cycle-network
http://www.sustransshop.co.uk/products/5065-ncn-lochs--glens-north
OR get a UK map, lay a line from London to Fort William and then adjust on to roads.
OR google for the several Audax MESH charts and use them as a base, linking together at sensible points.
http://www.aukweb.net/el/london_to_london.pdf 2005 route in detail
http://www.aukweb.net/el/controls.htm 2009 route in sections
http://www.sustransshop.co.uk/products/5288-scotland-the-national-cycle-network
http://www.sustransshop.co.uk/products/5065-ncn-lochs--glens-north
OR get a UK map, lay a line from London to Fort William and then adjust on to roads.
OR google for the several Audax MESH charts and use them as a base, linking together at sensible points.
ronmac
New Member
- Location
- renfrewshire, scotland
Glasgow to Fort William
I took train to Fort William and cycled back to Erskine (Renfrewshire) in January. If cycling from Glasgow then There is a Sustrans route to Balloch (Route 7 / 75 I think) and beyond. From Balloch there is a 15 mile stretch of this track running alongside Loch Lomond taking you to Tarbet. If you're want to make good time you could cycle this bit on adjacent (fast) road. After Tarbet I think you're on the A82 all the way to Fort William though check if there are any more cycle tracks. You can take a brief detour of about 4 miles via Glencoe village to Ballachullish. All in all from Balloch onwards it's a lovely trip. Going through Glencoe is awesome (if it's not raining and you can see the hills).
Good Luck. Ron.
I took train to Fort William and cycled back to Erskine (Renfrewshire) in January. If cycling from Glasgow then There is a Sustrans route to Balloch (Route 7 / 75 I think) and beyond. From Balloch there is a 15 mile stretch of this track running alongside Loch Lomond taking you to Tarbet. If you're want to make good time you could cycle this bit on adjacent (fast) road. After Tarbet I think you're on the A82 all the way to Fort William though check if there are any more cycle tracks. You can take a brief detour of about 4 miles via Glencoe village to Ballachullish. All in all from Balloch onwards it's a lovely trip. Going through Glencoe is awesome (if it's not raining and you can see the hills).
Good Luck. Ron.
