Walks you can reach from Anniesland by train

Dumbarton Central Station to Kilpatrick Station (Dunbartonshire)

15m direct from Anniesland.

excellent views of Bowling Harbour and the Clyde. A very straightforward, level walk following a national cycle route, almost entirely on good surfaces alongside the canal and River Clyde. It includes a beautifully landscaped elevated walk/cycleway over Bowling, tree-shaded cuttings and a section running alongside the railway and ending through suburban streets and a park. Follows a national cycle route, largely free of steps. There is a replica Roman distance stone marking one end of the Antonine Wall near Old Kilpatrick.

8km.

Lunch: Shops and a cafe under the old railway arches at Bowling, plus services accessible from the cycle track about halfway along.

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Milngavie Station to Bishopbriggs Station (Stirlingshire)

15m direct from Anniesland.

11km. Moderate ascents.

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Glasgow Central Station to Shettleston Station (Lanarkshire)

15m direct from Anniesland.

A very direct, varied urban walk full of contrasts, mixing main roads, residential streets, high streets, footpaths, parks and greenspaces through old and new and upmarket and downmarket neighbourhoods. Some steps at the Shettleston end. Passes the Hovis factory and over the St Enoch subway station; intersects many bus routes.

Easy: 7km, moderate ascents.

The wooded entrance to Greenfield Recreation Ground may feel daunting for solo walkers at quiet times. Some steps, including at Shettleston station.

Lunch: Many shops, cafés, takeaways and restaurants, especially around Glasgow Central and Argyle Street; a wide choice of eating around the halfway point near Duke Street, then options thin out until Shettleston.

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Glasgow Central Station to Bishopbriggs Station (Lanarkshire)

15m direct from Anniesland.

A fairly direct urban route on pavements that climbs out of Bishopbriggs to Springburn Park, then drops through Springburn and follows the main road into central Glasgow and weaving cleverly through underpasses and flyovers around the M8 junction. Includes a number of steps. Connects Glasgow's two main railway stations and the bus station, passing George Square; Springburn station is also on the route.

Tough: steep ascents. 7km.

A short stretch runs along the busy A803, and the footways negotiating the M8 junction can be fume-filled and tricky to navigate.

Lunch: Shops and facilities at Springburn around the halfway point.

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Shettleston Station to Uddingston Station (Lanarkshire)

30m direct from Anniesland.

An urban route mixing busier roads (the B765) with the off-road Clyde Walkway into Uddingston and avoiding a rural 60mph road with no verges. Follows the Clyde Walkway. Detours possible into Cambuslang or Newton to break the journey. Sustrans plan to reopen the Carmyle–Westburn viaduct as a walking and cycling route.

11km. Moderate ascents.

Lunch: The only facilities on the route are a small shop and a pair of pubs in Carmyle, about a third of the way along.

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Shettleston Station to Bargeddie Station (Lanarkshire)

30m direct from Anniesland.

A direct, mostly off-road route on paths and grass through parkland, with some single-track paths and stairs. A short and sometimes overgrown section near a petrol station at Mount Vernon.

Easy: 8km, moderate ascents.

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Rutherglen Station to East Kilbride Station (Lanarkshire)

30m direct from Anniesland.

Tough: steep ascents. 9km.

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Hamilton West Station to Larkhall Station (Lanarkshire)

45m direct from Anniesland.

Wide pavements through Hamilton give way to a well-surfaced wooded cycle track, then long, undulating riverside paths along the Clyde and River Avon through wooded gorge and countryside. Moderately demanding with frequent changes of gradient, some steep steps and muddy sections. Passes through Chatelherault Country Park; a road alternative reaches Chatelherault House (with cafe and excellent views) avoiding woodland steps. The narrow Millheugh Steps can be bypassed via Sunnyside.

Tough: steep ascents. 12km.

After crossing the busy Bothwell Road, the riverside gorge path undulates with some steep steps. The route wrongly suggests access to the Duke's Bridge from the path below; leave the riverside about 1km earlier (signposted). A muddy path leads into Larkhall near the finish.

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Airdrie Station to Caldercruix Station (Lanarkshire)

45m direct from Anniesland.

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.

Easy: 7km, gentle ascents.

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Kilpatrick Station to Bearsden Station (Dunbartonshire)

5m direct from Anniesland.

Tough: steep ascents. 9km.

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Milngavie Station to Gilshochill Station (Stirlingshire)

8m direct from Anniesland.

A pleasant start out of Milngavie through countryside around the Rangers Training Centre and crossing some large main roads.

Easy: 9km, moderate ascents.

Crosses some large main roads; take care.

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Kilpatrick Station to Milngavie Station (Dunbartonshire)

15m direct from Anniesland.

Tough: steep ascents. 11km.

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