Unofficial Cycle Routes - Eurocentral to Strathclyde Park

Website by Andy Preece

This route starts out at the Eurocentral complex and follows a path through to Holytown, then along local roads to Strathclyde Park. This route joins with the unofficial cycle route from Bellshill as it nears Strathclyde Park.

Map of route

Direction	Route	Name	Comment
Start		Townhead Avenue	at A8 Eurocentral flyover
Head South		Townhead Avenue	go straight ahead at all of the roundabouts
Turn Right →	Holytown	Path to Holytown	at current end of road
↖ Fork Left	Holytown	car park access road	at fork in paths
↑ Straight Ahead	Holytown	Alexandria Quadrant	cross Main Street to signed cycle path
Turn Right →	Holytown	Path to Scotmid car park	around small park
← Turn Left	Holytown	Stevenston Street	use shared footway
↑ Straight Ahead	B779	Stevenston Street	join carraigeway where cycle route turns left into Shirrel Road
Turn Right →	B7029	Clydesdale Street	at T-junction after railway bridge
↑ Straight Ahead	B7029	Clydesdale Street	over next railway bridge
← 2nd Left		Kirklee Road	2nd left after railway bridge, at corner shop
1st Right →		Douglas Drive
↑ Straight Ahead		Orbiston Drive	at Calder Road junction
Fork Right ↗		pedestrian crossing across Motherwell Road	at end of road use pedestrian crossing to cross dual carriageway
Fork Right ↗	A721	Motherwell Road	at far side of crossing
← 1st Left		Glenmore Avenue
← 2nd Left		Cairnlea Gardens
Fork Right ↗		Bankhead Avenue	at end of road
↑ Straight Ahead		Orbiston Road	at bend in road
Fork Right ↗	Greenlink	Orbiston Road
↑ Straight Ahead	Greenlink	Greenlink path	at end of roadway
← Turn Left	Greenlink	Greenlink path	entrance to Strathclyde Park at wooden signpost
Turn Right →	Greenlink	Greenlink path	after golf course
↖ Fork Left	Greenlink	Greenlink path	at fork in paths
Finish		path around Strathclyde Loch	in Strathclyde Park

Bothwellhaugh was a village located at what is now the bottom of Strathclyde Loch.

From Strathclyde Park you can follow the unofficial cycle routes to East Kilbride, which takes in Bothwell and Blantyre on the way, Uddingston also via Bothwell, the short link to Motherwell, or to Strathaven, via Hamilton and Glassford.

Website by Andy Preece