Walk Glasgow

Community Health Walks

Walk Glasgow is a partnership project that aims to promote and develop walking opportunities across Glasgow. One of its roles is to work with local organisations to establish and support community health walks.

A health walk is a FREE, short, gentle and friendly led walk up to two-and-a-half miles long for all ages and abilities. They are a great way to meet new people and take the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle. The walks are all led by trained volunteers.

Why walk?

Walking is one of the easiest ways of getting active:

• it’s free
• it's easy
• it’s fun
• it’s suitable for all ages and abilities.

Walking regularly:

• makes you feel good
• helps you sleep better
• helps you relax and reduces stress leves
• helps with weight management
• reduces the risk of developing heart disease, certain cancers, and type II diabetes by up to 50%.

Community Health Walks 

There are a number of different weekly health walks across the city: 

North Glasgow

Barmulloch	Tuesday 10am   Thursday 10am	Meet at Barmulloch Community Centre, 46 Wallacewell Quadrant   Phone the Community Centre on 0141 276 0875
Barmulloch	Wednesday 7pm	Meet at Barmulloch Community Centre, 46 Wallacewell Quadrant   Phone Lorraine on 0141 770 1800
Hamiltonhill	Tuesday 9am   Wednesday 1pm	Meet at Hamiltonhill Family Centre, 115 Ellesmere Road   Phone Lyndsay on 0141 332 2797
Hogganfield Loch	Every second Tuesday 10.30am	Meet at Hogganfield Loch car park, Cumbernauld Road   Phone Matt on 0141 951 4488 or 0782 540 3622
Lambhill	Friday 11am	Meet at Lambhill Bridge, Balmore Road Phone Megan on 0141 201 9711
Maryhill	Thursday 6.15pm	Meet at the front entrance to Maryhill Shopping Centre, Maryhill Road Phone John on 0791 494 9358
Maryhill	Wednesday 6.30pm	Meet at Maryhill Community Halls, Maryhill Road   Phone Irene on 0141 332 2797
Maryhill & Canal Strollers	Fortnightly on Wednesdays 1pm	Meet at the White House (towpath opposite/near Maryhill Locks), Maryhill Road Phone Steve on 0779 534 5434
Milton	Monday 12 noon	Meet at the Resource Centre, Ashgill Road, G22 7HJ Phone Lorraine on 0141 772 7423
Possil Park	Thursday 9.45am	Meet at the Millennium Centre, Ardoch Street   Phone Ashley on 0141 336 7009
Possil Park	Thursday 10am	Meet at Stepping Stones for Families, Keppoch Campus, 67 Stoneyhurst Street   Phone Betty on 0141 770 4675
Royston	Wednesday 6pm	Meet at Rosemount Flexicentre, 102 Royston Road   Phone Cath on 0141 553 0808
Stobhill Hospital	Wednesday 12.30pm	Meet at the main entrance to the hospital by WRVS   Phone Megan on 0141 201 9711

Please note:

• children are welcome. But if they are under the age of 16 years, they must be accompanied by an adult
• please wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing to suit the weather conditions on the day
• contact the organiser to find out if the route is wheelchair or pushchair accessible.

City Park Walks

Glasgow City Council's Community Action Team offers guided walks for groups in Glasgow's parks. For more information, please phone the Walk Glasgow Co-ordinator on 0141 287 0963.

Five of Glasgow’s city parks also have waymarked health walk routes, maps can be downloaded below.

You need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to download and view the files. You can download the software for free from Adobe’s website. 

Bellahouston Park

Download the Bellahouston Park map, (PDF format, file size 624kb)

Kelvingrove Park

Download the Kelvingrove Park map, (PDF format, file size 1.1MB)

Queen’s Park

Download the Queen’s Park map, (PDF format, file size 1.2MB)

Springburn Park

Download the Springburn Park map, (PDF format, file size 848kb)

Tollcross Park

Download the Tollcross Park map, (PDF format, file size 784kb)

Become a Volunteer Walk Leader

Walk Glasgow is always looking for interested, reliable people to become Health Walk Leaders. We can provide you with free training, support and insurance.   For more information about Walk Glasgow, please contact Heather Macleod the Walk Glasgow Co-ordinator on 0141 287 0963, email heather.macleod@csglasgow.org.