Walks you can reach from Hamilton West by train

A day hike is just a simple train journey away — plan your next day of green.

Alternatively, view walks directly from Hamilton West.

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.

Warnings: Towpath can be slippery after rain; good footwear advised.

Walk details: ScotRail (tips).

Motherwell to Larkhall (Lanarkshire)

15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 3h30–7h30

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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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: 2h–4h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Larkhall to Wishaw (Lanarkshire)

15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Steep

Rutherglen to East Kilbride (Lanarkshire)

15 minutes direct from Hamilton West.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Steep

Coatbridge Central to Bellshill (Lanarkshire)

30 minutes direct from Hamilton West.

Time: 2h–3h30

Warnings: A fifth urban.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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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: 2h–4h

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.

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