Best walks to or from Busby
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Busby Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Busby by train.
Busby Station to East Kilbride Station
some lovely views. Some lovely views and pleasant sections and with a good amount of walking on quiet back roads. The path is overgrown in parts after leaving the houses in Busby and before Thorntonhall.
Warnings: Wayfinding is tricky where the path is overgrown leaving Busby and before Thorntonhall. Cattle may be in a field near Waterfoot Road.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Busby Station to Rutherglen Station
striking views of the city, Campsie Hills and higher peaks beyond; excellent views to the south west with the peaks of Arran visible in the distance. A varied walk on mostly quiet roads, pavements and footpaths and climbing through farmland to the open paths and viewpoints of Cathkin Braes before descending through woodland (muddy in places) and parks into Rutherglen. Extensive woodland.
Warnings: The wooded descent from the country park to Tormusk Road can feel remote when walking alone; the final stretch crosses the busy Stonelaw Road. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Barrhead Station to Busby Station
Giffnock Station to Busby Station
A circular-leaning route mainly on quiet residential streets or away from the road, passing through green spaces; the section through Cathcart Castle Golf Course is particularly pleasant. No pavement on Flenders Road and though traffic is light. Passes Whitecraigs station; more direct alternatives exist on main roads with pavements.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
