NKCC health walk 16 August

We will be taking a meander around some of the leafy areas of the West End –Kirklee, Hyndland, Dowanhill and taking in bits of the Botanics, the river walkway and the North Kelvin Meadow.

This walk is 5.39km or 3.35 miles.

Meeting point

Meet on Queen Margaret Bridge at the junction with Queen Margaret Road at 2pm, opposite our noticeboard.

Access/safety

There are parts of the route on unsurfaced paths with uneven surfaces and some narrow or muddy bits (mainly the river walkway by the Mask and Puppet Theatre and the North Kelvin Meadow). If there has been heavy rain we can adjust to avoid these bits.

The route can be adapted to make it step free (the only steps are the path to Garrioch Drive and these can be avoided by taking the sloping path to the top as an alternative.

Please dress for the weather and you may wish to bring drinking water.

Full details of the route

From Queen Margaret Road walk up towards the Botanic Gardens and enter (at entrance by the toilets), walk through the gardens to the back gate at Ford Road, Kirklee Road, up to Great Western Road, cross at the lights to Horselethill Road, Victoria Circus, Prince Albert Road, Kingsborough Gardens, Hyndland Road, Hughenden Road. Pop in to look at Hillhead Sports Club.

Walk along Devonshire Gardens, Cleveden Road, Winton Drive, onto the small path beside the Mask and Puppet Theatre (this is not well surfaced).

Walk along the Kelvin to Kelvindale Road, crossing and returning by the river walkway along the other side (where the Wyndford flats were) until the path up to Garrioch Drive.

Walk to Garrioch Road, Hotspur Street, Northumberland Street, Kelbourne Street, across the North Kelvin Meadow, Clouston Street and back to Queen Margaret Drive.

Registration

There is no need to book – you can just come along on the day.

However, if you haven’t done so already, it would be helpful if you could record your participation by entering your data on this registration link. (This needs to be done only once.)

Remember…

★ Please wear comfortable shoes

★ Dress for the weather and consider bringing drinking water

★ Walkers needing 1:1 support should bring a buddy with them to help

★ Children must be accompanied by an adult

Everyone welcome! Bring your friends – they don't need to live in North Kelvin!

For further information email NorthKelvinWalks@gmail.com.