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Photo of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, a National Park in Scotland.

Loch Lomond & The TrossachsPhoto Valentine Kulikov / Pexels

Places to explore near Greenock Central StationGreenock

18 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo: Lyle Hill Viewpoint, a viewpoint near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Lyle Hill Viewpoint

Viewpoint near Gourock

Hilltop above Greenock with panoramic Firth of Clyde views and the Free French cross memorial.

2.9 km W

Photo of Gourock Outdoor Pool, a lido in Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Gourock Outdoor Pool

Lido near Gourock

A heated seawater pool of 1909 on the Clyde shore at Gourock, with views across the firth to the Cowal hills.

4.7 km W

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.

6.5 km N · spans 9 counties

Photo of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

National Park near Stronachlachar

Scotland's first national park, where the Highlands begin — bonnie banks, wooded glens and Ben Lomond within reach of Glasgow.

8.8 km NE

Photo of Loch Lomond, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Highlight

Loch Lomond

National Scenic Area near Rowardennan

The biggest loch in Britain by area, half Highland and half Lowland, with an easy first hill above Balmaha

8.8 km NE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Loch Thom, a reservoir near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.

Loch Thom

Reservoir near Gourock

Named for engineer Robert Thom, this moorland reservoir above Greenock was built to power and supply the Clyde shipbuilding town.

4.2 km SW

Newark Castle, Port Glasgow

Castle near Kilmacolm

A medieval castle in Inverclyde.

4.8 km E

Photo of Geilston Garden, a garden near Cardross, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Geilston Garden

Garden near Cardross

Intimate walled and woodland garden near Cardross with a walled kitchen garden and burn-side walk.

6.1 km NE

Photo along the Three Lochs Way, a long-distance trail running from Balloch to Inveruglas, Scotland.

Three Lochs Way

Scotland's Great Trail

Thirty-four miles from Loch Lomond to the head of Loch Long, past the Gareloch, crossing the Highland line

6.3 km NE · Argyll and Bute & West Dunbartonshire

Ardardan Estate Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Cardross

Farm shop, nursery and tearoom on the banks of the Clyde near Cardross specialising in local produce.

6.4 km E

Photo: Creuch Hill, a 441m hill near Inverkip, Inverclyde, central Scotland.

Creuch Hill

County top near Inverkip

A hill in Inverclyde.

7.6 km S

Glenarn Gardens

Garden near Rhu

Hillside woodland garden famed for very early-flowering rhododendrons and magnolias above the Gareloch.

8 km N

Everything else within 10 km (6) — 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.