The Thames has the Thames Path, and the Severn the Severn Way. Many other rivers have a dedicated footpath, but not the Clyde. However, by stitching up a sequence of routes, the water may be followed (with or without the accompaniment of Kenneth McKellar) from New Lanark to Stranraer: public transport connections are available throughout. There is scope for a detour at Wemyss Bay by ferry to Rothesay for the West Island Way, and Ardrossan, and again by taking the ferry to Brodick for the Arran Coastal Way, picking off Gaotfell too.
Upstream from Lanark, a route, challenging for car-free walkers (and equally challenging for many others), may be carved out from the top of the road at the Devil’s Beef Tub, where (according to the old rhyme)
Annan, Tweed and Clyde
A’ rin oot o’ ane hillside.
At the southern end, the coastal walk along the west side of the Rhinns is being developed, but again, it is not accessible by sufficient public transport to be a Green Walk.
The constituent routes are given in downstream order, with the island walks at the end of the list.
River/Firth path
- Clyde Walkway
A 67km walk between New Lanark and Partick. - Clyde Coastal Path
A 67km walk between Partick and Wemyss Bay - Ayrshire Coastal Path
A walk of 146km between Wemyss Bay and Glenapp. - Loch Ryan Coastal Path
A walk of 19km between Glenapp and Stranraer.
Island walks
- West Island Way
A walk of 51km on the Isle of Bute. - Arran Coastal Way
A circuit of 61km around the island of Arran. - Goatfell
A 16km walk over Goatfell, on the island of Arran.
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