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Photo of Glasgow Cathedral, a cathedral in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Glasgow Cathedral© Richard Webb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Gartcosh StationGartcosh

21 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the John Muir Way, a long-distance trail running from Helensburgh to Dunbar, Scotland.Highlight

John Muir Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast across Scotland's waist, from Helensburgh to the conservationist's birthplace at Dunbar.

7.2 km N · spans 9 counties

Photo of Glasgow Cathedral, a cathedral in Glasgow, central Scotland.Highlight

Glasgow Cathedral

Cathedral near Glasgow

Medieval cathedral surviving the Reformation.

10 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Clyde Walkway, a long-distance trail running from Glasgow to New Lanark, Scotland.

Clyde Walkway

Scotland's Great Trail

Forty miles up the River Clyde from central Glasgow to New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde

6.7 km SW · South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire & Glasgow

Photo along the Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath, a long-distance trail running from Bowling to Edinburgh, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde and Union Canal Towpath

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty-six miles of canal towpath coast to coast across central Scotland, from Bowling on the Clyde to Edinburgh

7.2 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of the Forth & Clyde Canal, a 35-mile canal running from Grangemouth to Bowling, central Scotland.

Forth & Clyde Canal

Canal

Scotland's coast-to-coast canal of 1790, reopened in 2001 and turned by the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies into modern landmarks.

7.2 km N · spans 5 counties

Antonine Wall, Hillhead

Frontier wall near Kirkintilloch

Antonine Wall, N of Whitehill Avenue, Hillhead, Kirkintilloch

7.6 km NW

Photo of Tollcross Park, a garden in Glasgow, central Scotland.

Tollcross Park

Garden near Glasgow

East End Victorian park internationally known for its rose garden and restored Winter Gardens glasshouse.

7.6 km SW

Antonine Wall, Bar Hill

Frontier wall near Kirkintilloch

Antonine Wall, Bar Hill, rampart, ditch, fort and Military Way

8.3 km N

Photo of Bothwell Castle, a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, southern Scotland.

Bothwell Castle

Castle near Bothwell

A medieval castle in South Lanarkshire.

8.5 km S

Antonine Wall, Croy Hill

Frontier wall near Kirkintilloch

Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill

9.2 km N

Everything else within 10 km (11) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.