Can anyone recommend any good MTB routes in this area please? Looks like these hills south of Greenock should have something nice. Tracks or singletrack, not fussed really. Cheers.
Cant help out but they are currently seeking feedback on whether to build some mtb trails there. I think the email was routes@clydemuirshiel.co.uk
Ok thanks. Do you have any more info on proposed trails? Thanks.
I do a little route from Paisley taking me along the Sustrans track to Lochwinnoch then climb to Muirshiel visitor centre. You can then take the track over to Hardridge farm which is fun. From there, I return on the Kilmacolm to Paisley Sustrans track.
This track isn't marked on the OS as far as I know which is maybe why you haven't spotted it.
Apart from that, there are a few routes above Greenock around the Cornalees visitor centre.
Another is from the fishery between Lochwinnoch and Kilbirnie. Again, the OS map doesn't show it but there's a good track to the top of Misty Law. You can turn this into a loop by returning via "Muirfauldhouse", near the Lochwinnoch golf course.
Hope this helps.
giantjaunt i joined the gmbc and they had a pedal up the back of greenock and had some pix up.it looked like the back of ibm or inverkip.think theres a loch up there called loch thom or something been meaning to head out to try it sometime,
jad, thanks for the heads-up about the hardridge farm route: using MyTracks and Google Earth you can see and navigate this track, which I found was great fun.
hainman, is the 'gmbc' referring to a Greenock Mountain Bike Club? If so, can you send me any contact details for it?
Thanks, chaps!
The Misty law ride is one of our clubs' wed night rides, pretty good. It's an ideal place for a trail centre, only about 20 minutes from Central Glasgow/Greenock and Ayrshire.
Oh, and GMBC is Glasgow club, not Greenock.
i had quite a few half decent routes starting from Lochwinnoch when I lived there but unfortunately I've never even carried a map never mind kept a record of any routes. if you are local, just go out and explore, there's quite a lot to ride and it's pretty difficult to get lost as you'll eventually end up hitting a road (or the sea)