Walks you can reach from Hamilton West by train
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Partick (Rail) to Bowling (Lanarkshire)
30 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
Easy, flat Kelvin Walkway and Forth & Clyde Canal towpath out of Glasgow, Kelvin Aqueduct to Bowling, through varied landscape and habitat.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Towpath can be slippery after rain; good footwear advised.
Walk details: ScotRail (tips).
Motherwell to Larkhall (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
Cambuslang to Uddingston (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
A route following the Clyde Walkway between the two stations. Follows the Clyde Walkway.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Larkhall to Wishaw (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Rutherglen to East Kilbride (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Coatbridge to Bellshill (Lanarkshire)
30 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
East Kilbride to Cambuslang (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.
A straightforward route running largely beside a busy dual carriageway and with a lovely stretch through Kirkhill golf course offering views over the city.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk. The dual carriageway has to be crossed a couple of times; use the controlled crossings.
Walk details: Slow Ways.