A hillside picnic at Trinley Brae
Part one of a walk in west Glasgow between Westerton and Scotstounhill on separate routes of the North Clyde Line.
Travel restrictions around Glasgow & Scotland were eased for a while in October 2020 but we still felt a bit hesitant going back on trains just for fun (and we felt very out of practice at proper day-trips!) so when a good weather day came round we went on a park & station visit starting with a longer local walk at the beginning than usual.
Walking along the Forth & Clyde Canal for a couple of miles or so and passing three train stations Rudy recognised meant he made it very clear that he knew this wasn’t normal. I started to think he wasn’t enjoying his adventure and we almost abandoned what turned out to be a very nice day exploring – but a handful of pre-lunch kibble convinced him I knew what I was doing. It wasn’t the walk he disliked, just the late lunch!
Walking west along the canal towpath we passed Westerton station which we’d visited more than a year ago. Last time we explored Cairnhill Woods and the walk back to Dawsholm Park but today we went a little further long before turning south into Knightswood to visit Trinley Brae. As Rudy was a bit fed up of the canal towpath we left it at Baldwin Avenue and headed for Towerhill Road. This route took us on a path between a series of low rise blocks of flats and meant we arrived at the very top of the hill to instantly appreciate the view.
Trinley Brae has active community allotments and the views stretch across the city towards the Clyde. We only saw one other person the whole time we were here, a common theme with many smaller green spaces in Glasgow. There are so many large flagship parks which attract visitors there’s lots of secret places little known outside the local community. It’s becoming a favourite thing to visit them an enjoy the peace so we hope we don’t spoil the secret too much!
Brae is a Scots word close in meaning to hill or steep slope.
In complete contrast to his stubborn puppy routine earlier on the canal towpath Rudy decided Trinley Brae was an ideal destination, lots of fresh cut grass, lots of smells blowing in on the wind and good empty space to run around in. To think we almost missed out on this happy dog having a great time chasing himself and the wind!
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