7 E-Bike Tours in Scotland to Build a Day Around

1.Edinburgh Sky to Sea Bike or E-Bike Tour with Transfer by TBC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 427 reviews · 4 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $103Our pick

Ride about 16 miles through Edinburgh with guide Johann, from Arthur’s Seat and historic routes to Portobello beach, Leith, and the New Town. Choose a manual bike or an e-bike, with hotel pickup, helmet, gloves, rain jacket, water, and a small group of up to 10. Expect hills, cobbles, bike paths, city streets, and plenty of local history.

“It’s one of the best tour in Edinburgh you will not regret it. You will see the other part of Edinburgh and it’s very convenient specially with the E bike with the best tour guide ever.”

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2.Edinburgh City Bike Tour – Choice of E-Bike or Manual

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 241 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $87

Join Ricky, Stuart, or Ricardo for a 3.5-hour ride from central Edinburgh through the Union Canal, Meadows, Holyrood Park, Portobello Beach, Leith, and the New Town. Choose a manual bicycle or e-bike, with helmets, gloves, rain jackets, and panniers available. Lucy the guide’s dog may join the outing.

“Great guide and a terrific tour. The electric assist bikes made the tour super easy. The tour provided a great overview of Edinburgh.”

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3.Glasgow Highlights Bike or Ebike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $82

Set out from The Pentagon Centre with guides such as Martin, Conor, Lucas, or Dominique for a three-hour Glasgow bike tour. Expect river paths, Govan, Glasgow University, Kelvingrove, the Botanic Gardens, murals, parks, and West End streets. Regular bikes are included, with e-bike upgrades available for hills.

“What a perfect way to see Glasgow! We drove in from Loch Lomond and straight to Gallus Pedals. Super introduction to Glasgow - both its character today as well as its colorful history. Great stops at the university, museums, botanical gardens, shopping districts - perfect way to get a feel for the layout of the city. Martin was a pleasure to spend time with - knowledgeable, entertaining, well traveled himself and very keen on the city he calls home. Can’t imagine a better way to get to see so many parts of the city. Cool bikes, easy terrain, and no trouble with traffic. Martin also provided a great post-ride summary…”

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4.Stunning Edinburgh E-bike Tour max 10 people small group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $52Best value

Ride Edinburgh’s hills and cycle paths with a guide such as Alex or Mike on a 2-hour-45-minute e-bike tour. Starting in Leith, you’ll reach Arthur’s Seat, Holyrood Palace, the Old Town, New Town, Dean Village, the Water of Leith, and Leith’s port. Bikes make the long route manageable, but you need to be at least 16 and comfortable riding in city traffic.

“Great experience biking 17 miles and seeing parts of the city I didnt even know existed. Mike and Joya were great.”

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5.‘A wee pedal’s’ E-bike tour of Arthur’s Seat and beyond

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $94

Join A Wee Pedal at 9:30 am for a 2.5-hour English-language e-bike ride from Bridgend Farmhouse. Guides such as Gill, Richard, Leanne, and Mike lead a small group past Craigmillar Castle, Holyrood Palace, Parliament, and Arthur’s Seat. Expect easy hill riding, photo stops, local stories, and a return to the cafe.

“Leanne was great with accommodating our group, bagpipes before ride was unexpected and our guides were amazing! Please send pics that you took. Thanks”

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6.Glasgow EBike and Whisky Distillery Tour!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $177

Spend about four hours cycling Glasgow with Gallus Pedals, using an electric bike to reach the River Clyde, West End, university, parks, and Botanic Gardens. Guide Martin leads the route, which ends with a one-hour visit to The Clydeside Distillery, including whisky samples, snacks, and a non-alcoholic drink option. Groups are limited to seven.

“This E-bike tour of Glasgow including Whisky tasting was a highlight of my recent visit to Scotland. My guide, Martin, from Gallus Pedals is great fun and full of knowledge and background insights into Glasgow past and present. We covered a lot of ground from the very gentrified West-side with Glasgow University and the beautiful River Kelvin precinct , along Clydebank with its shipbuilding history and modern entertainments through to the grittier industrial background of the east-side. To finish off we dropped in for an informative look at whisky production and a few wee-drams at the Clydeside Distillery. As an e-bike was provided, pedalling up hills was easy for an…”

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7.Half Day Loch Katrine Explorer Private Ebike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $308

Ride a virtually traffic-free road along Loch Katrine with guide Anna from Trossachs Ebike Tours. Your e-bike makes the hills manageable while stops bring Scottish folklore, wildlife, old graveyards, film locations, Victorian engineering, whisky, and tablet to life. Lunch at Stronachlachar is optional and extra.

“We booked on a group tour and it ended up just the 2 of us and Anna (our guide), so any hesitation we had about keeping up with others was quickly dismissed.”

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