Strathclyde Park And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 85 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 86 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 107 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Start on Aitken Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Aitken Road
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Avonbank Crescent
  5. 5 : km 0.79 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  6. 6 : km 1.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.09 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  8. 8 : km 1.78 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Johnstone Road
  9. 9 : km 1.9 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  10. 10 : km 1.92 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  11. 11 : km 2 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Woodside Walk
  12. 12 : km 2.05 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto High Patrick Street
  13. 13 : km 2.33 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Low Patrick Street
  14. 14 : km 2.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Townhead Street
  15. 15 : km 2.53 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Blackswell Lane
  16. 16 : km 2.55 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.08 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Castle Street
  19. 19 : km 3.27 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.3 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Back O Barns
  21. 21 : km 3.42 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Sheiling Hill
  22. 22 : km 3.7 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto Mote Hill
  23. 23 : km 3.75 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Mote Hill
  24. 24 : km 3.84 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Mote Hill
  25. 25 : km 4.02 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Mote Hill
  26. 26 : km 4.07 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Mausoleum Drive
  27. 27 : km 4.27 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.86 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.1 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Clyde Walkway
  30. 30 : km 7.13 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 7.19 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 7.22 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 7.22 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 7.26 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 7.54 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 7.97 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 8.24 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 8.27 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  39. 39 : km 8.35 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.4 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 8.5 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 8.52 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 8.62 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 9.04 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 9.24 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 10.12 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 10.45 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 10.47 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 10.63 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 10.7 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 10.86 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 10.88 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 10.88 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 10.93 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 11.06 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 11.08 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 12.03 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 12.32 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 12.34 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 12.44 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 12.93 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Old Avon Road
  62. 62 : km 12.95 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Old Avon Road
  63. 63 : km 12.99 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Old Avon Road
  64. 64 : km 13.23 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Carlisle Road
  65. 65 : km 13.37 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left onto Laverock Avenue
  66. 66 : km 13.7 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Carlisle Road
  67. 67 : km 14.06 - alt. 42 m - Keep left onto Miller Street
  68. 68 : km 14.34 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Low Patrick Street
  69. 69 : km 14.37 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto High Patrick Street
  70. 70 : km 14.65 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Woodside Walk
  71. 71 : km 14.7 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  72. 72 : km 14.78 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  73. 73 : km 14.8 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  74. 74 : km 15.57 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Range Place
  75. 75 : km 15.62 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  76. 76 : km 15.83 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Avonbank Crescent
  77. 77 : km 16.19 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Silvertonhill Avenue
  78. 78 : km 16.35 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Aitken Road
  79. S/E : km 16.56 - alt. 104 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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