Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway

This was home to the blacksmith who invented the pedal bicycle in 1840. The castle of Drumlanrig is therefore a must for cycle buffs with over 70 bikes on show, and there are many exhilarating kilometres of cycle tracks and off road mountain bike trails, each varying in gradient to suit all levels of ability.

Kinross and Loch Leven, Perthshire 

A circular route around Loch Leven provides relatively easy riding for Scotland taking in a selection of farming hamlets and villages. If you start at Kinross, it is just a short distance off the M90 with a decent car park and you can take in refreshments at the end of your journey at the spectacular Kinross House.

Drumlanrig, Dumfrieshire

This place is great for cross-country and you can choose from a selection of trails to suit every ability and interest from gnarly ‘old school’ technical singletrack routes, to swooping family trails through the beautiful Drumlanrig woodlands. There are 8 routes from green to black graded.

Clyde and Loch Lomond

An gentle route starts close to the Glasgow Science Centre and heads west along the River Clyde. Mainly traffic free, the route covers part disused railway and canals to meet the Firth of Clyde where a marina is being developed. Loch Lomond provides your backdrop at the end as one of the largest freshwater lakes in Britain.

Lochaber, Fort William

This area has a great choice of cross country trails, suitable for all abilities. From flat forest tracks providing great views and gentle exercise for beginners, to all day epics through remote highland glens.

Oban to Campbeltown, Argyll

This is as remote as Britain gets. Cycling from Oban to Campbeltown you pass ancient abbeys, castles and stone circles. Its worth adding an extra day for the tough 32-mile round-trip to Mull of Kintyre and its views of the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland. Start in Oban and finish in Campbeltown.