Calderglen, East Kilbride
44 minute walk from East Kilbride station · Glasgow and West Central · Free entry
Calderwood estate was once dubbed 'one of the loveliest of western glens, magnificent in its grouping of craggy heights, sprinkled with trees and with the amber-tinted Calder winding through the richly wooded and festooned valley'. It was opened to the public in the early 1900s under the ownership of the Scottish Cooperative Society, but the formal gardens and indeed the whole estate later fell into disrepair, with the Castle itself being demolished in the 1950s. Today the estate is a Country Park and this circular walk explores its attractive wooded glens.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- East Kilbride station — 44 min walk, 3.5 km