Walk: Rosebank to Lanark – a taste of Clydesdale

📌 Rosebank, South Lanarkshire
★★

This enjoyable section of the Clyde Walkway downstream of the more famous Falls of Clyde can be conveniently completed with the help of a bus route linking the start and finish. The path is nicely varied with woodland and farmland sections as well as the expected riverside stretches. After Crossford village the banks steepen before arrival at Stonebyres Falls. though views are restricted and the flow has sadly been tamed by a hydro scheme which channels most of the water away. Lanark is the attractive market town at the finish, with plenty of options for a well-earned drink.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start on A72 at Popinjay Hotel, Rosebank

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 806497

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.725849,-3.901884

🏁 Finish on High Street (A743), Lanark town centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 882437

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.673527,-3.778719

🚆 Lanark (walk finish) | 🚌 Bus to Rosebank (walk start), & from Lanark (walk finish)

🚗 Car parks near walk finish – take the bus to the start (generally hourly – check times in advance)

📝 Key info

▶ 14 km / 9 mi | ▲ 280 m | ⌛ 4-5 hr | ⚠️ Linear route

Features: 💧 River Clyde; 🐮 Clyde Valley Farm Park; 🌊 Stonebyres Falls; 🏠 Lanark ★★

⬤ Moderate | Clear paths with some mud, with pavement sections at start, Kirkfieldbank & finish. Steep ascents & descents in places, especially on final approach to Lanark.

➡️ Eastbound linear walk: start – Mauldslie Bridge – Crossford & Clyde Valley Farm Park (east bank) via Clyde Walkway – Stonebyres Falls – cross river at weir – Kirkfieldbank – finish & Lanark via footpaths

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Buzzards, goosanders, mallards, dippers, grey wagtails, grey squirrels, sheep & cows in fields.

Weather: 11°C, decent sunny intervals. A heavy rain shower right at the end.

October 2021