Thornliebank — Pollokshields
Thopol one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Thornliebank and Pollokshields.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Thornliebank and Pollokshields.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Downloads - 6
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Thornliebank
Grid Ref
NS5495259582
Lat / Lon
55.80766° / -4.31593°
Easting / Northing
254,952E / 659,582N
What3Words
gross.nurses.blur
Pollokshields
Grid Ref
NS5805263225
Lat / Lon
55.84129° / -4.26841°
Easting / Northing
258,052E / 663,225N
What3Words
tour.choice.cross
Thopol One's land is
| Thornliebank | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NS5495259582 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.80766° / -4.31593° |
| Easting / Northing | 254,952E / 659,582N |
| What3Words | gross.nurses.blur |
| Pollokshields | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NS5805263225 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.84129° / -4.26841° |
| Easting / Northing | 258,052E / 663,225N |
| What3Words | tour.choice.cross |
| Green urban | 1.8% |
| Urban | 98.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Jane Taylor
16 Aug 2022I walked from Thornliebank to Pollokshields on a rainy August day.
The advantage of this route is that it passes by the entrance to the Burrell Collection, one of Glasgow’s biggest attractions. Most of the walk is alongside busy roads (good pavement) with only the central section at Shawlands where it finds some quieter streets. For this reason I’ve only given 3 stars.
I did wonder if an alternative route could be made to the east, using green spaces such as Queen’s Park, Auldhouse Park and Mansewood High Park. Perhaps someone who knows the area could create a more interesting, quieter and greener route?.
Wellchoughed
07 Feb 2022Review of SlowWays Route Thopol1 (Thornliebank – Pollokshields)
I walked this route on a rainy day in February 2022. It is a very straightforward route which follows the main road from Thornliebank to Shawlands before cutting through some quiet backstreets, emerging onto the busy Minard Road at Crossmyloof and continuing down the equally busy Darnley Road to end at Pollokshields East Railway Station. The quiet sections of the route provide some very welcome relief from an otherwise very noisy walk. Also, thankfully, there are good pavements all the way. Some interesting landmarks along the way include "Hagrid's Hut" in the middle of the big roundabout at the corner of Pollok Park, periodic views of the Auldhouse Burn and the White Cart Water and an interesting wrought iron footbridge over the railway. All in all, a perfectly satisfactory route but marked down a little because of its heavy dependence on main roads.
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