What are good first walks in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley?

Rouken Glen Park (1.7 km, easy), Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens (2.5 km, easy) and The Falls of Clyde from New Lanark (3.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley without a car?

Yes: 10 of our 10 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Pollok Country Park and the Burrell, Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens and Mugdock Country Park from Milngavie.

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Walks in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley

Riverside walkways, Victorian parks and country parks, most of them a train ride from the city centre.

10 walks

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Pollok Country Park and the Burrell

Pollokshaws

3.9 km · 20 m · 1 h

Easy · New

Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens

West End

2.5 km · 20 m · 0.5–1 h

Mugdock Reservoir Glasgow 18th December 2012

Moderate · New

Mugdock Country Park from Milngavie

Milngavie

10.3 km · 180 m · 2.5–3.5 h

Looking over the gorge of the Avon Water at Hamilton High Parks

Easy · New

Chatelherault and the Avon Gorge

Hamilton

3.8 km · 90 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Cathkin Braes

Castlemilk

4.3 km · 120 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Clyde Walkway: Glasgow Green to the Cuningar Loop

Glasgow Green

6.6 km · 10 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

The Falls of Clyde from New Lanark

New Lanark

3.7 km · 100 m · 1–1.5 h

Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, Scotland Taken by me

Easy · New

Strathclyde Loch

Motherwell

8.4 km · 70 m · 2–2.5 h

Easy · New

Rouken Glen Park

Giffnock

1.7 km · 10 m · 0.5 h

Easy · New

Forth and Clyde Canal: Maryhill Locks and the Kelvin Aqueduct

Maryhill

6.9 km · 50 m · 1.5–2 h

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Guide · 10 walksWalks near Glasgow you can do by trainTen walks from Glasgow with a station at the start, from an afternoon in a country park to a Munro from a bus stop.

Glasgow & the Clyde Valley at a glance

10 routes.

Good first walks

Rouken Glen Park · 1.7 km · 10 m
Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens · 2.5 km · 20 m
The Falls of Clyde from New Lanark · 3.7 km · 100 m

By train, bus or ferry

Pollok Country Park and the Burrell · 3.9 km · 20 m
Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens · 2.5 km · 20 m
Mugdock Country Park from Milngavie · 10.3 km · 180 m

Questions about Glasgow & the Clyde Valley

What are good first walks in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley?: Rouken Glen Park (1.7 km, easy), Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens (2.5 km, easy) and The Falls of Clyde from New Lanark (3.7 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.
Can I get to walks in Glasgow & the Clyde Valley without a car?: Yes: 10 of our 10 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Pollok Country Park and the Burrell, Kelvin Walkway: Kelvingrove to the Botanic Gardens and Mugdock Country Park from Milngavie.