Today’s ride was mostly following waterways, something we were pleased about as our recent days had followed major roads.
We had a fast downhill mile from our B&B to rejoin the cycle route which took us through Uddingston and our first sighting of The River Clyde
Soon after at a cycle path junction we came across this……
Following the path alongside the River Clyde towards the centre of Glasgow was a mixture of Scandinavian style houses overlooking the river and long stretches of green vegetation.
On entering Glasgow Green Park on the very wide cycle/pedestrian path we saw many delights.
The huge UEFA 2020 Fan Zone Festival is being staged next to the greenhouse at the moment.
On leaving the Green Park the SEC Armadillo appeared in front of us.
And next to it the SSE Hydro
A smaller but just as striking sculpture that we were impressed by is “Rise” also by Andy Scott to signify the rising and regeneration of Glasgow.
We briefly chatted to a Glaswegian man who told us since Glasgow was the European City of Culture in 1990 it had regenerated and improved the city immensely. It certainly got the thumbs up from us!
Now following a waterway towards Loch Lomond we saw this boat who’s owner must have had a sense of humour!
We left the waterways and climbed up through the picturesque Balloch Country Park with an interesting work of art
One of the challenges we faced today was squeezing over this long narrow bridge towards the end of today’s ride.
A steep climb up a lane for about a mile just outside Drymen was the final part of our ride today to our B&B for 2 nights. Rest day tomorrow!
Total distance today 45 miles
Total Hill Climbs 1,112 ft
