We're planning to ride round the Loch Leven trail tomorrow. What's the surface like? Trying to decide which bike to take.
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Loch Leven trail - surface quality?
(9 posts)- Started 9 years ago by Stickman
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Posted 9 years ago #
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Not bad actually. Have done it a couple of time on the Kaff. 700 x 28 posed no problem. It's not paved or anything, but hard packed.
Worth detouring up to Loch Leven Larder as well.
The path will be busy with walkers, especially on the north side (more car parks there).
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The bits I've seen a road bike with 23 or 25mm tyres wouldn't be ideal but it was fairly smooth with a grit surface (probably a more technical term). Something with wider types (30mm) would be fine.
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"Worth detouring up to Loch Leven Larder as well."
That was part of the plan. Is it a traffic free path to get there as well?
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Yep, just branches off. We just chained bikes to the wooden railing on the loch side both times.
Where are you starting from?
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Plan is to start at Vane Farm, stop off for lunch, then back to Vane Farm for a walk and a bit of bird watching. Hopefully timed to see (fingers crossed) the geese coming back for dusk.
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How'd the ride go?
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We didn't make it all the way round as we were delayed setting off and didn't get to Vane Farm until after 3.
The route itself is really nice and we didn't have any problems. Everyone we met - cycling or walking - was very polite. After a few stops to watch the birds we went up to Loch Leven Larder. Too late for food, but had a look round the shop and had a coffee. Does it have bike racks? We couldn't find any and had to lock up to a fence.
Turned back for Vane Farm and got there just in time for the geese returning. Early arrivals, the big numbers are still to get here.
A very enjoyable (if short) ride, but we're going to go back soon to do the full route. Thanks for the tips.
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The one-and-a-half mile stretch across what’s known locally as the ‘Sleeping Giant’ links the Fife Core Path Network to the Loch Leven Heritage Trail via RSPB Scotland’s Loch Leven nature reserve, and will provide new access to Loch Leven for communities like Ballingry and Lochore living closest to the reserve.
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