Glasgow Walks: 9 brilliant places to walk this weekend in and around Glasgow

We take a look at nine of the best places to walk in and around Glasgow

With Friday looking to be a hot one, what better way to spend it than walking in some of Glasgow’s great parks - finding out why the city earned it’s Dear Green Place name.

The city’s name comes from the Gaelic Glaschu which translates as dear green place and it’s no wonder that Glasgow earned the moniker with it’s incredible parks and green spaces.

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There are moret han 90 parks within the city limits alone and plenty of lochs, hills and country parks beyond them.

Here are nine brilliant places to walk this weekend in and around Glasgow.

5. Mugdock Country Park

10 miles from Glasgow and absolutely packed with things to see and do, including a loch and a ruined castle. | Mugdock Country Park

6. Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Filled with greenhouses, Kibble Palace and riverside walks at the Kelvin - what's not to love? | Stuart Neville

7. Cuningar Loop

Cuningar Loop is a great woodland park which is found on the banks of the River Clyde in Rutherglen. It's got Scotland's first bouldering park | Supplied

8. Rouken Glen

A waterfall, a boating lacke and massive garden and woodland spaces, it's perfect for those looking to escape the city. | Google Maps

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