River Kelvin and canals circuit
17 minute walk from Charing Cross (Glasgow) station · Glasgow and West Central · Free entry
This enjoyable urban circuit from Glasgow's West End begins along the Kelvin Walkway before climbing up to reach the Maryhill Locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal. The canal towpath is then used along the branch towards the city centre, before cutting back to the side through the streets of Kelvinside.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Walking
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Charing Cross (Glasgow) station — 17 min walk, 1.4 km
- Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) station — 22 min walk, 1.8 km
- Anderston station — 24 min walk, 2.0 km
- Partick station — 29 min walk, 2.4 km
- Glasgow Queen Street station — 31 min walk, 2.5 km
Other places near Charing Cross (Glasgow)
- Glasgow Green and the city centre — 14 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Murals Trail — 15 min walk from the station
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow — 16 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Necropolis — 17 min walk from the station
- Kelvin Walkway: Glasgow to Milngavie — 34 min walk from the station
- Clyde Walkway 1: Glasgow to Cambuslang — 36 min walk from the station