This area comprises Scotland south of the Sound of Mull, the A85 from Oban to Perth, and the Firth of Tay, and north of the Firths of Clyde and Forth, and of the Forth and Clyde Canal which links these two firths. This area does not include the Clyde islands, which are in the Scotland South-west area.
Neighbouring areas are
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
- Devon Way
A walk of 11km, almost entirely on railbed, in the valley of the River Devon between Alloa and Dollar. - Fife Coastal Path
A walk of 183km between Kincardine-on-Forth and Newburgh. - Fife Pilgrim Way
A 90km walk between Culross and St Andrews. - Forth and Clyde / Union Canal Walk
A walk of 102km between Bowling and Edinburgh. - Great Trossachs Path
A walk of 45km between Inversnaid and Callander. The route links at its west end with the West Highland Way and at its east end with the Rob Roy Way (and by ferry with the Loch Lomond and Cowal Way and the Three Lochs Way at Inveruglas). Though there are buses in Callander and (in summer) a waterbus (by prior booking) across Loch Lomond at Inversnaid, the lack of public transport between the endpoints causes us to determine that the route of this National Trail does not qualify as a Green Walk. - John Muir Way
A walk of 213km walk between Helensburgh and Dunbar. - Kelvin Walkway
A 16km walk between Milngavie and the outflow of the River Kelvin into the Clyde at Partick. - Kintyre Way
A walk of 161km between Tarbert and Machrihanish. - Loch Leven Heritage Trail
A 20km circuit of Loch Leven, based at Kinross. - Loch Lomond and Cowal Way
A walk of 92km walk between Portavadie and Inveruglas. - Rob Roy Way
A walk of 127km walk between Drymen and Pitlochry, in the (approximate) footsteps of Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734). - Three Lochs Way
A 50km walk between Helensburgh and Inveruglas. - West Highland Way
A walk of 154km between Milngavie and Fort William.
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
- Dundee
Dundee has good access the the eastern and northern parts of the Fife Coastal Path, and the coast may be followed as far as Arbroath and beyond. There are also possibilities in the Angus glens. - Falkirk
The Falkirk Wheel is indeed a pivot: as well as the Forth and Clyde / Union Canal Path and the John Muir Way, there are local walks which explore the natural and man-made heritage of the area. - Kirkcaldy
Good transport links mean that Kirkcaldy is a focal point for the Fife Coastal Path and the Fife Pilgrim Way, but there are walks in the Lomond Hills and in the Loch Leven and Lochore areas which are equally accessible. - Perth
Perth’s position on the rail and bus networks make it a good base to explore the areas in all directions, including the tricky northern part of the Fife Coastal Path. Re-opening the station at Newburgh would help!
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