Key Details
Distance and Elevation
Distance: 7.7 miles / 12.4 km from one end to the other.
Elevation: 218ft / 66m
recommended Footwear
Road shoes.
Recommended running
A great place to plod along on a recovery run or to hit a hard road session or tempo run.
local coffee fix
Black Pine Cafe and 1841 in the West End are the closest ones I have been to and both have great coffee and cakes. Kaf in Bearsden has been recommended but I have not tried it yet.
Local running shop:
FKT/Segment King:
FKT/Segment Queen:
Route details
This one is really simple. Park at either end in Kirkintilloch or Strathblane, Kirkintilloch probably has more parking options, start running along the bike path and remember you need to turn around and run back.
On a clear day you get great views of the Campsies and on a bad day you are slightly more sheltered than the canal, though it may be slightly busier than the canal if you are trying to run fast.
Similar alternatives nearby
- Forth and Clyde canal
Time on Feet 