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Sluice House Beach, Loch Leven – Loch Leven loop from Cowdenbeath

Sluice House Beach, Loch Leven – Loch Leven loop from Cowdenbeath

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Sluice House Beach, Loch Leven – Loch Leven loop from Cowdenbeath

03:05

53.5km

430m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.13 km for 138 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.76 km

Loch Ore Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

The beach is a great spot to stop for a snack or just to take in the scenery.

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12.0 km

Benarty Wood

Forest

15.3 km

Viewpoint

16.0 km

Sluice House Beach, Loch Leven

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful beach on the south side of Loch Leven

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16.2 km

Loch Leven Sluice House

Highlight • Monument

If going clockwise the route isn't obvious. You can't get past the house, instead you jink to the left through the stile then immediately right.

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16.6 km

Mouth of the River Leven

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The River Leven flows from the mouth of Loch Leven, connecting the loch to the Firth of Forth. At the river's mouth, you’ll find a tranquil yet picturesque landscape, with …

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23.5 km

Loch Leven

Highlight • Viewpoint

Alas no water sports on the Loch Sep through Mar inclusive. Scenic though.

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24.5 km

Burleigh Sands

Beach

27.1 km

View of Lochleven Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lochleven Castle is a late 14th or early 15th century tower where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in 1567.
Mary Queen of Scots spent a year at the castle …

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32.7 km

View of Loch Leven from the Stone Bird Sculpture

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great spot to see more or less the whole loch. We passed towards the end of our ride and our nearly five-year-old was really happy to see how far he’d ridden... even though he was tired by then!

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45.4 km

White Wood

Forest

48.2 km

Bridge Over Lochore Meadows

Highlight • Bridge

Within Lochore meadows and a lovely spot to give those legs a well deserved rest. I’ve never cut across the meadows before, always preferring the roads, but I always will …

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53.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

5.27 km

5.15 km

3.07 km

2.83 km

270 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

12.3 km

11.0 km

2.51 km

834 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Loch Ore Beach

Sluice House Beach, Loch Leven

Loch Leven Sluice House

Mouth of the River Leven

Loch Leven

View of Lochleven Castle

View of Loch Leven from the Stone Bird Sculpture

Bridge Over Lochore Meadows

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