This is the longest walk listed and takes over two hours. If you have two vehicles then drive them both to Alexandra and leave one at the end of the walk. (Or vice versa - drive one to Alex and walk back, then go to retrieve your vehicle.) There is no convenient public transport between Clyde and Alex.

To get to the start go over the Earnscleugh Bridge and turn sharp right. This road takes you down back under the bridge to a parking place where you start the walk. The walk is easy at least in gradient as many cyclists and runners also use the track which was built to celebrate the millennium.

The track is popular with cyclists and walkers

The track follows the Clutha all of the way to Alexandra. It meanders through willows and passes the edge of the dredge tailings along the way. There are two arrows to information signs.

There are excellent kilometre posts along the 11.5km journey. In the second half of the walk there are 32 small bridges - so as short as two metres, others form a walk-way. At the end of the trip you pass through a lovely area at the bottom of private gardens which slope down to the river.

The green waters of the Clutha

The river in Autumn

Walking map details :

The red circle on the map indicates the starting point. You can, of course start your walk from anywehere along the track.

A green rectangle on some maps indicates an important feature (e.g. a lookout)

'Easy' walks involve no strenuous uphill or downhill.

'Moderate' walks may well involve the odd steep pinch.

'Hard' walks will involve quite a bit of uphill work.

Remember that, at times, you may be passing through private property. Please respect this. Remember when passing through a gate to leave it as you found it. If it was shut then shut it after you. If it was open then leave it open.

Clyde is very dog friendly but we work hard to keep it that way. Don't let your dog scare other kept animals (e.g. sheep, hens etc). Remove any dog messages of the solid variety.

These are not, of course, the only walks around Clyde. There are many others, including the official 'Walk Around Clyde', following the brochure produced by Promote Dunstan.

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