LINN PARK TO KING'S PARK: An attractive walk starts from the entrance to Linn Park in Cathcart and follows good paths alongside the White Cart Water to the remains of 15th-century Cathcart Castle, where a five storey rectangular keep once stood inside a walled courtyard. Only the foundations remain, but this is allegedly where Mary Queen of Scots viewed the Battle of Langside in 1568. The walk finishes in King's Park. Approx 4 miles return.
CLARKSTON TO GREENBANK: Starting from Clarkston Library, a circular route goes via Busby, before heading west to Greenbank House, a mansion acquired by the National Trust for Scotland in 1976. Greenbank House is also home to an educational garden,
where you can find out how to grow a range of unusual plants. From Greenbank, an easy walk takes you back into Clarkston. Approx 2 miles circular.
AROUND EAGLESHAM: This conservation village lies south of Glasgow and is home to a number of attractive lanes, which make excellent walking. The Eglinton Arms is a good start and finish point for circular walks in the village, designed around a village green in the 18th century and with a number of listed buildings. Approx 2-3 miles.
BARRHEAD SOUTH: Circular walk from Barrhead Sports Centre through Cowan Park, named after wealthy railway contractor James Cowan, before skirting the edge of Auchenback and climbing gently into Arthurlie Estate. Arthurlie House, a mansion dating back to the 17th-century Industrial Revolution, is now a community centre. From here, return to Barrhead Sports Centre. Approx 3 miles.
POLLOKSHAWS TO DARNLEY: A stroll along the White Cart Water through Pollok Country Park. The largest park in Glasgow, Pollok is home to the world-famous Burrell Collection and Pollok House, ancestral home of the Maxwell family. In Pollok, join the walkway along the Brock Burn at Silverburn Shopping Centre and follow this into Darnley. Approx 4 miles.
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