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South Lanarkshire

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Abington

Bike touring routes & trails

South Lanarkshire

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Abington

Hard

32

riders

Sanquhar Castle Ruins – Wanlockhead Beam Engine loop from Abington

03:57

63.2km

680m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 49.6 km for 39 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

9 m

Premier Shop and Café

Highlight • Cafe

Handy and well stocked corner shop and cafe with loos - great selection of foods and other goods. Wonderful homemade cakes both to enjoy there and stock up to take with you on your adventure!

Tip by

2

28.8 km

Crawick Multiverse

Highlight • Monument

Crawick Multiverse is a land art project by the landscape architect and designer Charles Jencks near Sanquhar.

Opened in 2015 it is located on the site of a former open …

Tip by

3

30.2 km

St Bride’s Parish Church

Highlight • Historical Site

St Bride’s is a parish church built in the Georgian Gothic Style. The church was built in 1823 on the site of a much older building. You can observe some fine stained glass, most of which dates to 1930.

Tip by

4

31.6 km

Sanquhar Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Sanquhar Castle is an impressive 13th-century ruin that overlooks the town below. The castle hosted many notable guests in its heyday, including Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, Edward I, Edward …

Tip by

5

48.8 km

Wanlockhead — Scotland’s highest village

Highlight • Settlement

6

49.6 km

Wanlockhead Beam Engine

Highlight • Historical Site

Wanlockhead Beam Engine is a water-powered pumping machine that was built in 1870. The last of its kind that survives in Britain, the industrial relic was constructed to pump water …

Tip by

7

50.7 km

Wanlockhead – Highest Village in Scotland

Highlight • Climb

Not the hardest climb, awesome smooth tarmac going from East - West very fast…

Tip by

8

52.7 km

Hopetoun Arms

Highlight • Other

B

63.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.4 km

5.09 km

4.90 km

3.11 km

751 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.4 km

4.57 km

2.20 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Weather

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Saturday 27 June

16°C

11°C

58 %

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