Walks from Airdrie

Residential streets and a well-surfaced cycle track give way to rough, potentially muddy unsurfaced paths, then the attractive North Calder Heritage Trail beside an abandoned canal, before busy roads into Holytown. Urban at both ends and attractive in the middle. Follows the North Calder Heritage Trail for about 2km, with the abandoned canal on one side and the North Calder river on the other.

Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk. A middle section over rough ground via unsurfaced, potentially muddy and isolated paths needs care (boots advised; cyclists may struggle). The section along the B802 and Bo'ness Road through roundabouts into Holytown is very busy and noisy (though with a good wide pavement). The mapped route was closed by a temporary barrier at Holytown, requiring a short diversion via Melrose Avenue.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Follows a shared railway path between Caldercruix and Plains and then climbs behind houses and through a park before pavement walking on the main Airdrie road and quieter parallel residential streets.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk. A fifth urban.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A combination of paths and roads and off-road tracks with few climbs.

Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Slow Ways.