West Highland Way: Trailblazer Ochils and Campsie Fells

 Bearsden & District

 Strathkelvin Railway Path

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Photographs of the Strathkelvin Railway Path

beside the Bothlin Burn

from Kirkintilloch

  through Lenzie and Moodiesburn

to Johnston Loch at Gartcosh.

The path follows the route

 of the former Monkland-Kirkintilloch Railway.

Monument in Kirkintilloch at start of the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Monument in Kirkintilloch

at start of

the Strathkelvin Railway Path




Signpost at Lenzie

Signpost in Lenzie






The Larkfield Hospital Lodge in Lenzie

The former Lodge

of Larkfield Hospital

 in Lenzie




Bothlin Burn  beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Bothlin Burn

beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path






Railway Bridge at Lenzie

Railway Bridge

over Bothlin Burn

 at Lenzie



Railway Bridge at Lenzie

Railway Bridge

over Bothlin Burn

 at Lenzie




Railway Bridge at Lenzie

Railway Bridge

over Bothlin Burn

 at Lenzie






Railway Bridge at Lenzie

Railway Bridge

over Bothlin Burn

 at Lenzie






Craigenbay Waterfall on Bothlin Burn  beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Craigenbay Waterfall

on
Bothlin Burn

beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path





Craigenbay Waterfall on Bothlin Burn  beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Craigenbay Waterfall

on
Bothlin Burn

beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path





Horse Riders on the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Horse Riders

o the Strathkelvin Railway Path






Bothlin Burn beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Bothlin Burn

beside the Strathkelvin Railway Path






Signpost on the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Signpost

 on the
Strathkelvin Railway Path






Campsie Fells from Strathkelvin Railway Path

Campsie Fells

from the
Strathkelvin Railway Path





Campsie Fells and the Burnbrae Bridge carrying the Strathkelvin Railway Path over the link road to Kirkintilloch

The Burnbrae Bridge

 
carrying the Strathkelvin Railway Path

 over
the M80






Campsie Fells and the Burnbrae Bridge carrying the Strathkelvin Railway Path over the link road to Kirkintilloch

Campsie Fells and the Burnbrae Bridge

 
carrying the Strathkelvin Railway Path

 over
the M80





Signpost on the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Signpost

 on the Strathkelvin Railway Path



The Parish Church at Chryston

The Parish Church

 at Chryston



Bedlay Castle at Chryston

Bedlay Castle at Chryston

Bedlay Castle
is a former defensive castle

  dating from the 16th and 17th centuries



Bridge on A80 at Moodiesburn on the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Bridge on A80 at Moodiesburn

 
on the Strathkelvin Railway Path 






Bedlay Cemetery at Moodiesburn from the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Bedlay Cemetery at Moodiesburn

 from the Strathkelvin Railway Path 



Bedlay Cemetery at Moodiesburn from the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Bedlay Cemetery at Moodiesburn

 from the Strathkelvin Railway Path 






Strathkelvin Railway Path at Avenuehead Road

The Strathkelvin Railway Path

 at Avenuehead Road





Quarry Loch on route to Gartcosh

Quarry Loch

on route to Gartcosh





Johnston Loch at Gartcosh

Johnston Loch

at Gartcosh






Johnston Loch at Gartcosh

Johnston Loch

at Gartcosh






Map of Strathkelvin Railway Path from Lenzie to  Moodiesburn

Map of Strathkelvin Railway Path

 from Lenzie to
Moodiesburn


Route Map of the Strathkelvin Railway Path

Route Map

 of the
Strathkelvin Railway Path


STRATHKELVIN RAILWAY PATH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

Location: Strathblane, Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 64
Distance: 15 miles, ( 24km )
Tine: 1.5 hours
Terrain: flat; cyclepath

This excellent traffic-free cyclepath has been upgraded recently with a tarmac surface and provides a good cycling option, whatever the weather.
The path follows the trackbed of the former Gartness to Kirkintilloch Railway, which closed more than 40 years ago. It's practically flat and is ideal for young children.
Start from a small car park off the A891 by Strathblane, the Campsie Fells forming a pleasant backdrop on the left. Soon you'll reach a small rocky hill, Dunglass, on your right. This lump of basalt was quarried in the past - if you look closely you'll see columnar basalt forms, like those of the Giant's Causeway and Fingal's Cave.
Cycle on. by grassy fields, to Lennoxtown and Milton of Campsie.
Here, a plaque commemorates an early flight by the pioneering Italian balloonist Vincent Lunandi, who landed nearby in 1785 having launched from St Andrew's Square in Glasgow. His departure was watched by an excited crowd, one of whom was inadvertently lifted six metres off the ground before breaking free.
From the village the route swings south, running by the Glazert Water, to Kirkintilloch, where it links with the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Follow the cyclepath as far as you like, safe in the knowledge that the Kirkhouse Inn by the start in Strathhlane will provide a welcoming return.


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