This route (root) is a belter, not just for its brevity (2hrs and 10mins. door to door at a leisurely pace), but for its capacity to enlighten and space out, given that you are entering one of the strath's great empty spaces with no people (and no dolls) and only the sound of Nature to inform you. The 'Kissing Tree' is the goal, the highest point (219m) on our expedition. There is a swing now from its branch, so you have the added bonus of swinging over the strath as a reward for your ascent. The way back down (to Paisley Canal train station) is great too with the residential roads that pass through Glenburn and Carraigehill and past Brodie Park being quiet and beautifully smooth (very few cars and no traffic lights) in its descent.
Jump the train at Paisley Canal (which, if your timing is as good as mine) will just be pulling in, and take it to Dumbreck where it's a two minute jaunt over the motorway and hame. The initial cycle to Pollokshaws West train station takes about fifteen mins. and takes me through the wonderful Pollok Country Park.
The train bits are marked in blue on map above with the cycling bits in purple (with walking part dotted).
The unsexy part comes from the video I made at the top where I consider the etymology of the word 'sexy' (and 'second'). Watch and learn...
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