The South of Scotland, Home of the Bike

The Kirkpatrick C2C, South of Scotland’s Coast to Coast cycling route, celebrates the South of Scotland’s key role in the creation of the bicycle. The on-road route offers 250 miles of uninterrupted joy for experienced cyclists from Stranraer on the west coast to Eyemouth on the east coast. Almost 200 years ago Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a blacksmith from Dumfriesshire, created the first pedal-driven bicycle, the velocipede, an innovation that changed the world forever!

Ride from Coast to Coast

Discover the South of Scotland

The Kirkpatrick C2C lets you discover the places that have shaped Scotland: where fierce battles once raged, where legendary kings and queens struck deals that forged a nation, and where great poets drew inspiration for the ballads we still sing.

Discover the Route

The sculpture of Kirkpatrick MacMillan’s Velocipede in Stranraer marks the starting point of the route, make sure to hop in the saddle and share your velocipede selfie with #KirkpatrickC2C!

The route is fully signposted, predominantly following National Cycle Routes 1, 7 and 73, but riders should be experienced on shared road and long-distance routes. Although most parts of the route avoid areas of heavy traffic, we do ask cyclists to be respectful of other road users.

If you’re an adrenaline lover, you can try the Challenge Route and do it in as few as four days. But why rush? Take your foot off the pedal and give yourself enough time to stop and discover all there is to see with our Explorer Route. Or if you only have a couple of days to spare, why not try our Bitesize approach?

If you’d like to help us put the Kirkpatrick C2C on the map or even get on our leaderboard, why not join our Strava group. We’d love to see your images, hear your comments and get your feedback.