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| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Strathaven to Dungavel Forest |
| Distance : miles (km) | 20 (32.19) |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 03:00 |
| Difficulty |  |
| Posted By | happy |
| Calories Burned | 810.00 kcal |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | Scotland |
| Town/City | Strathaven |
| County/Region | South Lanarkshire |
| Start Location | Common Green |
| End Location | Dungavel Forest |
| Cycle Steps |
| Leave the Common Green using Main Street. |
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| Turn right on to Kirk Street. |
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| Travel along Kirk Street going straight over the roundabout. |
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| Turn Left on to Muir park road just beside the new housing estate. |
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| Stay on Muirpark Road for 6 or 7 miles until you can see a dense forest on your left. |
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| Shortly after meeting the edge of the forest, there is an opening on your left. Enter this. |
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| This will take you onto a forest path. Travel along this for 3 miles until you arrive at the top. |
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| There is a great down hill for mountain bikes, so if you've got some guts ride as fast as you can. |
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| At the end you will come out on to a road, just by a bridge. |
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| If you turn right, this road will lead you back to the entrance of the forest, passing by Dungavel Detention Centre. |
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| Just before the entrance to Dungavel detention centre there is a side road left that can take you to a moto cross track, where there are big moto cross events usually once a year. |
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| Landmarks/Pubs for lunch/Sites to see? |
Dungavel detention centre, Dungavel forest.
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