Walks you can reach from Larkhall by train
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Cambuslang to Uddingston (Lanarkshire)
30 minutes direct from Larkhall.
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.
Rutherglen to East Kilbride (Lanarkshire)
30 minutes direct from Larkhall.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Uddingston to Hamilton West (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Larkhall.
Tarmac and compacted-earth riverside footpaths (sometimes narrow) with good views over the river and plus longer stretches of pavement through Bothwell and a retail park. A varied route with an uphill finish. Follows the Clyde Walkway / National Cycle Route 75 along the riverside. Bothwell Castle was undergoing extensive restoration and closed to visitors (Sept 2022).
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. The riverside sections can feel isolated and may become muddy after rain.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
East Kilbride to Cambuslang (Lanarkshire)
30 minutes direct from Larkhall.
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.
Hamilton West to Bellshill (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Larkhall.
Mostly tarmac paths out of Hamilton through parkland and around the edge of Strathclyde Loch, with a short muddy wooded section and a stretch of road without pavement and then suburban pavements into Bellshill.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: A short stretch of Bothwellhaugh Road has no pavement (quiet, with a soft verge); a short wooded section can be muddy.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
East Kilbride to Hamilton West (Lanarkshire)
15 minutes direct from Larkhall.
Some lovely sections. Some lovely sections, opening on a flat disused railway path, then a stretch along Stoneymeadow Road (a path runs parallel and a bit muddy) before passing through a green park near Blantyre. Pavement is intermittent in places.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. The Whirlies Roundabout is busy with no pedestrian crossings; a section of Stoneymeadow Road has no pavement, forcing walkers onto the verge; a busy junction and Main Street crossing near Blantyre need care.
Walk details: Slow Ways.