Barbes66
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Apols @shimceltic. I just saw this but hopefully you get this in time. Loch Ard is an excellent base. I'm not sure if you mean on or off road but there are loads of off-road trails from the Kinlochard forestry commission car park towards Loch Lomond or you can also head east towards Callander for more gravel. If it's road, a classic climb is Duke's pass which starts in Aberfoyle and after the descent you could circumnavigate Loch Katrine which is on a private Scottish Water road (virtually no cars) that brings you back to Loch Ard from the north. Otherwise from the Katrine turn off keep going along Loch Venacher to Callander and back to Aberfoyle. There are also lots of road options towards Glasgow on mostly quiet roads (around Kippen, Fintry, Killearn, Balfron and Strathblane) including the Crow Rd climb used in the 2023 Worlds if you wanted something a bit longer.
A cool all day option which needs a wee bit of forward planning, is to head north from Loch Ard to Inversnaid. From there a little ferry goes across Loch Lomond to Tarbert and when you disembark head towards Arrochar and down Loch Long to Faslane. Then take the minor road through Glen Fruin picking up the cycle path at Arden on Loch Lomond to Balloch and then Drymen. From there follow NCR7 (turn left up the hill at the Clachan Inn) to Gartmore and back to Aberfoyle.
https://www.cruiselochlomond.co.uk/cruise/inversnaid-tarbet-waterbus
If you fancy some company let me know your dates and we could maybe organise something.
