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I walk I suggested around a month ago. A Clydebank circular walk of around 3 hours duration. We parked, (regular walking companion Alan and I), at the Littleholm flats beside Clydebank public park, just off Mountblow Road.
From here the park is 5 minutes walk away and it is a scenic one as it rises on a slope with extensive views over the local area and across Erskine and Renfrewshire.
After a wander round the park and up to the summit for the views we walked back down again to the flats seen here, We then took a path that cuts through the adjacent Clydebank golf course, seen above, via a hedgerow protected track on the right, seen in this photo.
This led us up to the A82, Great Western Road, on the edge of Parkhall ( Parkhall Road with Duntocher flats on view) in this photo. If you want a slightly longer walk (another hour or 30 mins if fast paced) you can cross the A82 via this bridge to include Goldenhill Park summit. Another great high viewpoint reached just past these flats.
As we'd already done Goldenhill on another walk we followed Glenhead Road and Parkhall round to Duntocher Road, still on a quiet ribbon of grass. Broom Drive was our next objective to gain another grassy hilltop, seen above. This was Boquhanran Park. Not much in it apart from grass but another great view point.
Erskine Bridge and Parkhall from the same hilltop.
We then walked down Jannnetta Street to Second Avenue, seen above, to reach the tunnel under the railway at Boquhanran Road, one of the few places where you can get across this railway line.
Having had a lot of rain this was partially flooded but the pedestrian walkway was dry. I've driven through here in a van several times in the past and it's always interesting...with or without added flooding... and a fairly tight squeeze.
A road dip under another railway line, still on the same Boquhanran Road took us out to the Forth and Clyde canal. This was still so green and lush with vegetation, even in December, it was hard to distinguish land from water due to perfect reflections.
A large grey heron fishing on the bank hoping that the reflections might work on the fish as well. No idea if that was the case as I've never been underwater looking upwards on a reflection day.
The more open parts of the canal were lightly iced as it has been a mild winter so far. Of which I'm glad.
Where we arrived at the canal was at the Beardmore Sculpture on Dumbarton Road. I've passed this sculpture numerous times and admired and photographed it yet never once looked up its history or why it was there.
The sun being out really highlighted the details and complexity of this ship and for the first time I wondered about it. Shame on me as it was both informative and eye opening.
Shame on me as for some reason curiosity did not strike me until this visit. Slightly run down and empty feeling now in this location the Golden Jubilee Hospital is the main modern behemoth in this area currently but in the early 1900s this was a busy hive of industry, many thousands of workers pouring out of naval shipyards at this very spot.
Even today this lonely canal section has hidden surprises with bonded warehouses and other industrial works tucked away where only locals would find them or even know of their existence. A secret world down here.
Found just to the left of this bridge across the canal, which brought us out to Clydebank Park again and the waiting car.
Waterfall in the park.
Clydebank and Yoker football ground.
Yoker F.C. Both teams founded around shipyards and factories with the mighty River Clyde just a street away. An enjoyable circular walk, mainly on green ribbons running through this urban area so that it didn't feel particularly urban at all for most of the route.
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