Coming through on the Land’s End to John O’Groats Challenge

Increasing numbers of people are taking up the challenge of walking or cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats and many are choosing a route through Lanarkshire and the Clyde Valley.

Planning such a trip can be as daunting as the journey itself and it is not easy to appreciate every nuance of such a long journey and be always able to choose the best available route

So rather than struggle on along a busy road, Discover Clyde Valley has put together information on four routes to help you find the most pleasant, the most efficient, the most scenic and the most challenging ways through Central Scotland.

The described routes include such highlights along the way as the Lowther Hills, the historic village of Douglas, New Lanark (UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Falls of Clyde and the peregrine watch, the Barons Haugh RSPB nature reserve, Strathclyde Park, the David Livingstone memorial centre and Bothwell Castle.

The Routes

Cycling and Walking

  1. Beattock; NCN 74; Crawford; Abington; Happendon; Lesmahagow; Kirkmuirhill; Blackwood; (Stonehouse); Hamilton; Uddingston; NCN 75; Cambuslang; NCN 7 (Lochs & Glens). Click Here

Walking

  1. Beattock; Southern Upland Way; Daer reservoir; Elvanfoot; Crawfordjohn; Pagie Hill; Douglas; Douglas castle policies; Bonnington Linn; New Lanark; Clyde Walkway; Kelvin Walkway; West Highland Way. Click Here
  1. Beattock; NCN 74; Crawford; Abington; Roberton; Tinto; Carmichael; Sandilands; Bonnington Linn; New Lanark; Clyde Walkway; Kelvin Walkway; West Highland Way. Click Here

Cycling

  1. Beattock; NCN 74; Crawford; Abington; Roberton; Tinto; Sandilands Hyndford Bridge; Lanark (New Lanark) Yieldshields; Carluke; Morningside; Kilsyth; Tak ma doon Road; Carronbridge. Click Here

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