The sections through Linn Park and King's Park are lovely - swathes of daffodils when I did the walk (early April) and lots of bird life. At the start of the stretch through Braidholm Recreation Ground, walk on the path outside the perimeter hedge - I had to retrace my steps when I walked on tge inside! The last section along Kingsbridge Drive is long and straight - for me, the least attractive part of the walk....

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Then a couple of pleasant park sections - Auldhouse Park is particularly pleasant....

Anne Collard

I enjoyed this walk, which is mainly on quiet residential streets or away from the road. The section through Cathcart Castle Golf Course is particularly pleasant. No pavement on Flenders Road, but fortunately not much traffic....

Anne Collard

A right turn at the T-junction leads into the equally busy Clarkston Road which is followed uphill until the entrance to Linn Park is reached on the left. Eventually the route turns left into Carmunnock Road before entering Kings Park at its southwest corner. There is a footbridge up a ramp to the right to help with the road crossing, then all that remains is an easy downhill section to Rutherglen Main Street and the end of the route....

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Review of SlowWays Route Gifpol1 (Giffnock – Pollokshields)....

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After leaving Giffnock, the route diverges from the main road and follows the line of a section of the Auldhouse Burn before heading past Woodfarm Pavilion and Playing Fields....

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It is an extremely straightforward route which follows the main Orchard Park Avenue / Orchard Drive all the way from Thornliebank to Giffnock....

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