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River kelvin

Glasgow, Scotland

River kelvin

Length3.2 mi
Elev. Gain134.5 ft
Est. Steps7500

River

City walk

Created by Molly
Introduction
River kelvin is a 3.3 mile (7,500-step) route located near Glasgow, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 134.5 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

River Kelvin

Water
The River Kelvin is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow, Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth. At almost 22 miles (35 km) long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west through Strathkelvin and along the northern boundary of the bog parallel with the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Place
Glasgow Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden located in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It features several glasshouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace.The Gardens has a wide variety of temporate and tropical flora, a herb garden, a chronological bed with plants arranged according to their introduction to Scotland, the UK's national collection of tree ferns, and a world rose garden officially opened in 2003 by Princess Tomohito of Mikasa.

Hillhead High School

School
Hillhead High School is a day school in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oakfield Avenue, neighbouring the University of Glasgow.

Hillhead

Place
Hillhead (Scots: Hullheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming the western border of the area, the other boundaries being Dumbarton Road to the south and the River Kelvin to the east and north.

Botanic Gardens railway station

Place
Botanic Gardens railway station was a railway station serving the Botanic Gardens located in the Kelvinside area in the West End of Glasgow.

Botanic Gardens Garage

Place
The Botanic Gardens Garage was a two-story, five-bay Category A-listed building in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. It was located on Vinicome Street- a one minute walk from the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It was the oldest surviving motor garage in Glasgow. It is now a Nandos.

Kelvin Stevenson Memorial Church

Place
Kelvinbridge Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, serving part of the North Kelvinside area of Glasgow, Scotland. The church is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Glasgow.

Glasgow Soldiers' Home

Place
Glasgow Soldier's Home was a respite for soldiers and their wives near Maryhill Barracks in Glasgow. It was completed in 1899. This was established by Mrs Alice Osborne as a mission to the Garrison.The building is category 'C' listed. It is at 1236 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, on the corner of Ruchill Street.

Kirklee railway station

Place
Kirklee railway station was a railway station serving the Kelvinside area in the West End of Glasgow.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow

Place
The Archdiocese of Glasgow (Latin: Archidioecesis Glasguensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. Glasgow first became an archbishopric in 1492, eventually securing the dioceses of Galloway, Argyll and the Isles as suffragans. The modern Archdiocese of Glasgow was re-established in 1878 and currently consists of 106 parishes served by 228 priests (2003 figures) covering an area of 1,165 square kilometres (450 sq mi) in the West of Scotland.
Route Details

Length

3.2 mi

Elev. Gain

134.5 ft

Est. Steps

7500
Created by
Molly
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