1) Dukes Pass (North)
2) Dukes Pass (South)
3) Crow Road (North) Coming soon....
4) Crow Road (South) Coming soon....
5) Pipe Track (North) Coming soon....
6) Pipe Track (South) Coming soon....
7) Top of the World (Fintry) Coming soon....
8) Top of the World (Kippen) Coming soon....
9) Top of the World (Arnprior) Coming soon....
10) Carron Valley (Fintry to Reservoir) Coming soon....
11) Tak Ma Doon.. Coming soon....
12) Letter Muir.. Coming soon....
13) Braes of Greenock.. Coming soon....
1) Dukes Pass (North)
The famous climb on the North side of the Dukes Pass steps upwards from Loch Achray in the Trossachs, through the Achray Forest and finishes at it's 3rd summit, before descending towards Aberfoyle. It initally climbs steeply from 100m altitude at Loch Achray, then levels off slightly and even descends before climbing again. The gradients get steep again and after a left hand corner and you can see the climb ahead of you to the right hand side of a steep hill. Once over this and past a viewpoint towards Loch Drunkie in the east, the road descends and turs sharply to the left for the tough final kilometre. You hit one more small summit, then the final one, which has some of the steepest gradients. Those last two summits always feel like the hardest parts of the climb, in reality they probably are. As with most Scottish hills, the average gradient doesn't imply this hills hardness, but it's the steeper sections that cause the pain.
Length: 4km
Ave Gradient: 3.9% (includes descents)
Max Gradient: 16%
Height Gain: 155m
2) Dukes Pass (South)
An altogether different climb to the north side. This one starts in Aberfoyle and continues steeply, with barely a break until a false flat section. This initial section includes several hairpins and changing gradients, with one section as steep as 20% for a short length. The road winds past the David Marshall Lodge and through the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, until a final steep section opens up onto the false flat. This is deceptive, as it's still climbing (see profile) and then there's a final push to the top.Length: 3.9km
Ave Gradient: 5.9%
Max Gradient: 20%
Height Gain: 231m
