Glasgow Weekend Walks Guidebook

author: Nick Drainey
Few large cities have shown such character and capacity for reinvention as Glasgow. This medieval seat of learning and pilgrimage became the Workshop of the World, famed for its shipbuilding and engineering, before being reborn again as a City of Culture and commerce. The city's evolution, resilience and unique humour are a source of great pride for its citizens. These 25 walks explore the glorious architecture and parks at Glasgow's heart, as well as the best green places and built heritage within an hour's journey.

The book begins with an excellent short introduction to Glasgow today and its history. Each of the walks begins with details of distance, time, terrain, and access to the start. The following text provides a detailed commentary of the route, including places and events important to the history and culture of the area.

The walk locations are:
Trongate and Cathedral
The Necropolis and Merchant City
Glasgow Green and the Clyde
River Kelvin and the West End
Pollok House and Park
Cathkin Braes
Calderglen
Spectacle E'e Falls
Whitelee Windfarm
Dams to Darnley Country Park
Castle Semple Loch
Clyde Muirshiel Park and Windy Hill
Greenock Cut Nature Trail
Lang Craigs
Balloch Castle Country Park
Mugdock Country Park
Duncryne
Earl's Seat
Campsie Glen
Dungoil in the Campsies
Bar Hill
Chatelherault Country Park
Strathclyde Country Park
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
Tinto

ISBN 9781907025617 Pages 96 (2021) 110mm x 148mm