Walks you can reach from Shieldmuir by train

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 3h30–7h30

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 3h–6h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 2h–4h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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: 2h30–5h

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.

Time: 4h–8h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 4h30–9h

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

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A lovely rural path for the most part, with a small section of deep puddles and mud that persists even after a dry spell, two farm crossings (one requiring a gate climb) and a very steep section towards the end.

Time: 2h30–5h

Warnings: A small section has deep puddles and mud even after a dry fortnight. The route crosses through two farms, with a gate to climb at the second. Very steep towards the end.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

A combination of paths and roads and off-road tracks with few climbs.

Time: 2h–4h30

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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.

Largely on very quiet country lanes and paths through Black Law Wind Farm and with some short sections on busy roads without a pavement. Avoids the area around Levenseat waste incinerator, which can be smelly in warmer weather.

Time: 6h30–13h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. Some short sections on busy roads without a pavement.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 2h30–5h30

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

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Some beautiful stretches. Some beautiful stretches through Greenhall Park and along the Clyde and with a path parallel to Stoneymeadow Road. A river crossing and the descent to the Clyde can be problematic.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Time: 3h–6h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. The Rotten Calder crossing in Greenhall Park is only passable when the river is low (otherwise continue to the road via a slight scramble); the path down to the Clyde is unclear and can be very overgrown with nettles and brambles.

Walk details: Slow Ways.