The route follows from the station at Cardross past the bombed out church at the bottom of the Carman Road, and up.... The road is a quiet single track moor road and is very peaceful and not too strenuous. There are several interesting things along the way, not least the old St. Peter's Seminary (Kilmahew House) which is currently being converted into pokey little flats, I believe. To the west of the train station is Geilston Gardens (kept by the National Trust) which has some enormous big redwoods amongst others. Well worth a detour if you haven't been already.
Up at the top of the Carman Road, you will see Carman Hill and a path that leads up to it. You can wheel the bike up, the path is steep here but cyclable, or tie your metal hoss up at one of the gates and walk the kilometre or so up to the summit, and the remains of the old Roman camp. Back onto the Carman Road, we follow it down through Renton and onto the Sustrans cycle path which will either take us north to Balloch (about three miles) or south to Dumbarton (about the same) and onwards on car-free paths to Bowling. A beautiful cycle ride, no longer than 2-3 hours all in.
From C to C it might as well be, because down here, doon the watter, the river is estuarine and tidal.... You get a sense of the sea even in Govan but aside Cardross or even Bowling you get a sense of the ocean...
Sea smells, spring light, capacious body-mind....
Back on the 'coast' here at Bowling train station for the twenty minute train ride back to Partick.
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