Going straight up the B955 from Kirrie to Dykehead is best. Carry on up the glen from there, but where the road divides at Gella Bridge, local cyclists feel safer turning right. This is because most of the traffic goes up the west side and down the east. It feels more comfortable if you can see cars approaching rather than have them come up behind. The roads come together at Milton of Clova where the Clova Hotel offers a welcome break as well as good food and hospitality.
For the hardy souls there is an extension from Clova Hotel up to the head of Glen Doll with some forest trails, which you are welcome to try before returning to Kirriemuir.
19 Miles