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North Lanarkshire
Slow Ways linking Kilsyth and Bannockburn, Bonnybridge, Cumbernauld, Denny, Kippen, Kirkintilloch, Milton of Campsie, Stirling
Scotland / North Lanarkshire / Kilsyth
Kilsyth’s eight Slow Ways are 53% checked
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Walk to Kilsyth from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Kilsyth—Bannockburn
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Kilban one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 443m | Descent 456m | ||
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Kilsyth—Bonnybridge
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Kilbon one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 126m | Descent 102m | ||
Kilsyth—Cumbernauld
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Kilcum one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 100m | Descent 192m | ||
Kilsyth—Denny
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Kilden one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 219m | Descent 224m | ||
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Kilsyth—Stirling
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Kilsti one |
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1 X |
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Verify me | Distance 21km/13mi | Ascent 424m | Descent 463m | ||
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Kippen—Kilsyth
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Kipkil one |
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5 X |
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Double check | Distance 27km/17mi | Ascent 812m | Descent 839m | |
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Kirkintilloch—Kilsyth
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Kirkil one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 84m | Descent 85m | |
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Kirkintilloch—Kilsyth
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Kirkil two |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 9km/5mi | Ascent 94m | Descent 95m | ||
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Milton of Campsie—Kilsyth
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Milkil one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 100m | Descent 101m |
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Collective progress
58% of Kilsyth’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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13 people have contributed to Kilsyth’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
4 people have surveyed a route in Kilsyth
90km out of 132km have been walked and reviewed
192km of reviews have been shared in Kilsyth
Latest Updates
Paths suitable for cyclists and walkers as well as wheelchair users and walkers pushchairs....
Kelly donald
Really good walk, took a group of us about 2 hours - we started at Kilsyth Post office and followed the route all the way to Kirkintilloch (and chose to finish in the pub rather than the town hall) - managed to avoid the rain which made it far more pleasant but still some muddy sections and big puddles that took some skill to traverse without getting shoes ruined. Next time might even consider joining up 2 routes and continuing on past Kirkintilloch towards Bishopbriggs to make it even longer...
Jared Sidhu
Plenty of services in Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch and Milton of Campsie to stop for a bite to eat or pick up snacks....
Rachel Inch
Overall, it's a pleasant route, largely comprising a stroll along the canal, one of the least challenging environments for route-finding. (Irrelevant postscript: in writing this review, I am reminded of the old joke about a traveller in a strange land who stops to ask a local for directions to his next destination. The local thinks for a moment and replies "well, I wouldn't start from here". And so it is with this route: Croy, 2+ miles to the South of Kilsyth, has frequent fast trains to Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the route from there to the canal is a footpath along the Antonine Wall, with interesting historical signs and great views. It's not the fault of this route that it starts in Kilsyth of course.)...
MartinF
The route set off from Kilsyth up the very nice pedestrianised Main Street, past shops. Coach Road, and the unclassified road down to the canal, had no pavement, but the several cars using it were driven safely. There was the sound of traffic on one side and trains on the other but both were fairly far away. There were planes occasionally going overhead, yet despite this, and the cyclists and other walkers, and the distant sound of traffic and trains, it still felt peaceful and beautiful....
Mary Oz
However, this made all the autumn views and canal reflections extra beautiful, so I'm not complaining! Eventually I crossed to the towpath, which gave more open canal views with reflections of the lovely autumn trees....
Mary Oz
On reaching the outskirts of Kilsyth, the route leaves the towpath and initially takes a narrow path (easy to miss) alongside a feeder burn before dropping down to an unclassified road which passes a riding centre, crosses a bridge and turns left onto Coach Road. The final section into the centre of Kilsyth is surprisingly steep (obviously not a problem if going in the other direction) and the beginning of Mid Barrwood Road is easy to miss (and initially very rough underfoot/wheel). The path down to the unclassified road on the edge of Kilsyth is very narrow and steep, and would not be easy to negotiate for a bicycle or buggy (and certainly not a wheelchair)...
wellchoughed
The route then heads along a series of roads, tracks and paths following the south side of the canal (whereas most walkers and cyclists would normally take the towpath on the north side). I did find the route narrow in places and quite muddy at times, and anyone looking for a smoother, less secluded route would be better advised to stick to the towpath. As the edge of Kirkintilloch is reached, the route does something quite unexpected and plunges downhill and through a small tunnel under the canal, to emerge on the north side. However as already mentioned, the path is narrow and muddy in places and on a rainy day (or if I didn’t enjoy secluded places), I would probably opt for the canal towpath all the way...
wellchoughed
There was a Steep hill going up into kirkintilloch, where you walked along the outskirts of a housing estate, this was one of the sections where you could have continues along on the main canal way....
Kelly Donald
I've only awarded the route 3 stars because of the lack of facilities and this difficult section - it may be possible to re-route around this gully to reach Burnfoot using alternative wind farm tracks, but that would make the route quite a bit longer....
WeegieWalker
Initially there is a footpath to walk walk alongside the road before the main path becomes the road....
JMiller
When I walked this route the path through the nature reserve at Kilsyth was blocked off for restoration work. I did a workaround by taking the B802 Howe Road south until it met the River Kelvin walkway, then walking west along the walkway to join with the main route. At Ellisland the route crosses under the canal to the north side - this is a tunnel underpass that may have a car coming through, so be visible....
Jane Taylor
This is a rather quirky route, which sticks to the quieter south side of the canal; having walked it I made Kirkil two, which I think is more pleasant overall. The route continues along the south side of the canal to Twechar (convenience store in a convenient place, saves carrying a picnic). Everyone I spoke to thought it was crazy to route through Hillhead, or to use the south side of the canal at all, rather than take the popular all-weather combined cycle/footpath along the north side of the canal all the way from Kirkintilloch to Twechar...
Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor added Kirkil two, a new walk from Kirkintilloch to Kilsyth
Walk this routeToday it is a popular route for cyclists but has little other traffic. It climbs to a summit at 322m and has good distant views....
David Giles
Slow Ways added Kilban one, a new walk from Kilsyth to Bannockburn
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Kilbon one, a new walk from Kilsyth to Bonnybridge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Kilcum one, a new walk from Kilsyth to Cumbernauld
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Kirkil one, a new walk from Kirkintilloch to Kilsyth
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Milkil one, a new walk from Milton of Campsie to Kilsyth
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Kilsyth’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NS7172777985
Lat / Lon
55.97765° / -4.05720°
Easting / Northing
271,727E / 677,985N
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