Is there a decent resource/list of routes/recommendations for easy bimbling on quiet lanes, gravel or green-graded smooth trails near Newton Stewart/Creetown? Near = maybe 30mins drive.
Staying nearby end of April and thinking of taking our bikes up - wife has an downcounty flatbar gravel old hybrid. Would consider renting for a few days if there is a decent shop nearby (saves chucking them on the roofrack driving up from Bristol).
There's the machair route which wiggles down to Isle of whithorn. The restaurant on the pier is excellent as is the cafe up the road.
Loads of gravel there. Check in with Phil @Kirkcowan cycles, he’ll give you loads of route advice in the area. Plenty of gravel starting KT visitor centre following the road north to Clatteringshaws Loch then back to Gatehouse of Fleet.
Gatehouse station plenty of gravel into the hills from there
Thanks for all the advice. Time to order some maps!
There's a few of us up here..
If your stuck drop us a pm.
But most stuff on the machars is quiet, if you wanted an evening pootle let me know.
The Glen Trool loop at (starts at Glen trool centre and passes through NS) is epic. And you can divert a bit and laugh at the insanity of Mcmoab.
Aye, the Glentrool Big Country waymarked route is a good one to get under your belt as it saves faffing with maps or GPS. All on gravel or quiet roads. There's a nice loop you can do around Black Loch area that also skirts parts of the Kirroughtree black loop - we did it on MTBs but there were others out on gravel bikes we passed so guessing it'll be perfectly doable.
Last one I can think of off hand is from Gatehouse of Fleet to the viaduct and along the fire roads to Loch Grannoch. Probably 9 ish mike's each way but we'll into the forest park at times.