Cycling in Renfrewshire
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The view from Gleniffer Braes Country Park. The path through here is of variable quality, ranging from old asphalt to unmade worn path across the ground, and one section at the bridge over the Gleniffer Burn was too rocky to cycle. There is ... [more]
Refurbished and reopened bridge across the White Cart in Paisley. This will form part of the Paisley to Renfrew cycle route being built this year.
More barriers at the foot of the ramp of the motorway footbridge, making 12 half-width panels to navigate around in total.
More barriers on the motorway footbridge. Offsetting the stairs from the main span would have protected them from anyone inadvertently falling down them, if that's what these barriers are for.
The footbridge between Cockels Loan and Arkleston Road over the M8 motorway. The ramps have multiple barriers to slalom around. A desire line is developing in the grass from the north east.
A nasty roundabout to cross to get from the Hillington Road industrial estate side road to the residential part of Hillington.
Approaching the end of the Hillington Park cycle route shared footway on Mossland Drive. The section beyond Huntly Road is a dead-end and does not connect with anything. It does not even have a dropped kerb from which to join the carriagewa ... [more]
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway blocked by two parked cars in one of the unused entrances that interrupts the cycleway.
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway blocked ahead, opposite a huge car storage facility. See also #170682.
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway crosses to the other side of the road on the approach to the roundabout at Kelvin Avenue, then crosses back again.
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway crosses to the other side of the road on the approach to the roundabout at Kelvin Avenue, then crosses back again.
The proper Mossland Road cycle route has a dropped kerb to cross to the entrance on the opposite side, but the newer cycleway on the opposite side does not have a dropped kerb to allow access to it.
Footways on both sides of Mossland Road are signed as cycle routes, but the far side has the wrong type of sign for the type of cycle route. The footway then just ends in a bush. No dropped kerb to cross.
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway is on this side of the road, but the footway across the road now has a dividing line along it. Unlike #170674, the crossing is shared for both walking and cycling, and features a right-angle co ... [more]
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway is on this side of the road, but the footway across the road now has a dividing line along it. Separate cycle and pedestrian crossings have been provided.
The Hillington Park cycle route shared footway is on this side of the road, but the footway across the road now has a dividing line along it.
The cycle route through Robertson Park does not connect to anything outside the park. At this side it is the A8 Inchinnan Road.
A layout for learning to cycle in Robertson Park. The outdated cycle parking has been supplemented by some modern stands.
'No Cycling' on the narrow path next to Robertson Park. There is a parallel route through the park where cycling is permitted.
The end of McClue Avenue has been shorted and the area given over to parkland, but there's no proper dropped kerb to access the path to the left.
The 'Beware of Cycles' sign on Kirklandneuk Road is facing traffic leaving rather than joining Inchinnan Road.
'Beware of Cycles' on various roads joining Inchinnan Road. The cycle provision on the A8 Inchinnan Road appears to consist of nothing more than signs.
The final section from the riverside path up to Inchinnan Road is quite steep, with a barrier at the top. See also #170232.
The riverside path in Renfrew, alongside the River Cart. The concrete panels give way to asphalt for the rest of the path's length to Inchinnan Road.
The surface of the riverside path changes from asphalt to concrete panels. One or two of them are slightly out of alignment here and there, although not a serious problem.
A section of tree root damage on the riverside path, next to the golf course. There was another smaller area of tree root damage over next to the River Cart.
Barriers and signs at the start of the riverside path in Renfrew. It only reaches the riverside after the scrap yard.
Having passed the 'End of Cycle Route' sign back at #170357, there is a direction sign for an anonymous cycle route further along Meadowside Street. Also signage for the Clyde Coastal Path.
Good to see the cycle/pedestrian direction for the Renfrew Ferry incorporated into the main sign, but the road straight ahead is a through route for cycling since it leads to the riverside path.
It is without explanation, but I believe the thing on the left is to allow cyclists to pull in and wait to cross to the shared footway on the right. See also #170247. The ban on right turns presumably didn't take into account the route o ... [more]
A Recommended Route for Cycling. Prepare to join the Glasgow Airport cycle route from Renfrew. Things will change here when this area is redeveloped for a new business park.
The bridge between the bascule bridge and the Inchinnan Bridge only has a narrow footway on one side. The access to the new bridge must therefore be via some new path constructed off to the left.
The bascule bridge on Inchinnan Road in Renfrew. I'm not sure what the Cyclists Dismount sign relates to.
Routes NCN7 and NCN75 have been restored to the direct route at Hawkhead Hospital after a diversion lasting several years.
An awkward piece of path at the entrance to the park at the end of Ben Nevis Road. The combination of vertical and horizontal alignment, and the normally closed gate, make this tricky to cycle. It also doesn't seem to be easy for van driver ... [more]
A gate on NCN7 near the park at the end of Ben Nevis Road. Sometimes it is open, sometimes it is shut.
The A726 dual carriageway has a continuous footway from the edge of Paisley to the Hurlet and beyond, which could be upgraded to shared-use standard for those that need to use it.
The lack of cycle facilities on the A726 could be addressed by a modest upgrade of the existing footway to shared-use standards. Note that the dropped kerb crossing on the far side of the roundabout has been completed blocked for pedestr ... [more]
A very poor surface on the path from Dykebar Hospital to Strathcarron Drive, with raised edges creating a trip hazard and hazard for bike tyres.
Chicane barrier on path from Strathcarron Drive to Hurlet Road, even though there is pedestrian guard railing across the end preventing access to the road.
A pedestrian crossing across Hurlet Road, linking Ben Nevis Road to the path to Glenapp Avenue for pedestrians.
The end of the protected cycle track over the Erskine Bridge. The choice is going down the ramp to the main road below, or continuing through the former toll plaza to get to the same place via the slip-road and roundabout. But no dropped ke ... [more]
The cycle track and walkway on one side of the Erskine Bridge has been closed, but I didn't see any signage to that effect at the bottom of the ramp.
The end of the overgrown section of Shilton Lane. The northern section is the access to various properties.
It's hard to believe that this is right alongside the M898 motorway. The most intense vegetation is just ahead, and includes nettles.
Is it really so bad to cycle on the footway of Old Greenock Road between Bishopton and Erskine? This couple appeared out of Shilton Lane just as I approached, giving me hope that it could be used as a through route.
The end of the cycle facilities at the Barrangary Roundabout, and the merge back onto the A8 carriageway, heading towards Bishopton.
The A8 carriageway shut at the Barrangary Roundabout for various works. The roadworks on the Bishopton side were passable with care for pedestrians and cyclists.
The shared-use footway from Dargavel approaching the Barrangary Roundabout. The A8 currently doesn't have any cycle infrastructure on it in either direction from here. Although the sign says 'road on right closed', the road to the left w ... [more]
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