Key Details

Distance and Elevation

Distance: 10 miles / 16.1 km (from one end to the other)

Elevation: 82ft / 25m

recommended Footwear

Road shoes.

Recommended running

A good place to plod some easy miles and avoid the busy city with the possibility to pick up the pace and run an out and back tempo run or progression run.

local coffee fix

Depends on your start/finish point but there are countless good cafe’s throughout Glasgow.

Local running shop:

FKT/Segment King:

FKT/Segment Queen:

Route details

Park and start wherever is closest or best for you and run an out and back following the river Clyde on a good footpath. The western end has a few road crossings but these cease once you get to Glasgow Green. Can be used for easy runs or pushing the pace a bit.

A good route if you want to escape the busy city streets or kill two birds with one stone and do some sightseeing while getting your miles in. Also part of one of Scotland’s Great Trails.

Similar alternatives nearby

  • Glasgow Green
  • Kelvingrove to Canal