Tuesday Night Routes
Below are GPS tracks of some of the more popular training routes used by the main senior/vets pack on Tuesday evenings over the lighter nights. Most are variations on a theme and if you’ve ran one or two you’ll soon recognise many areas. On the maps you can zoom in/out, change to satellite image, go fullscreen, use streetview, use the altitude graph to see where the steep climbs are, etc.
Barrachnie Run.
Carmyle, London Rd, Barrachnie, Sandyhills, Fullarton:-
Map of the route “Tuesday Night Routes”: 8.20 mi, 525 ft of climbing and 535 ft of descent, elevation between 30 ft and 213 ft, time 00:54:36. It is a loop that starts and ends at 55.81524, -4.18722 (latitude, longitude).
Total climbing: 526 ft
Hampden Run.
Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Toryglen, Hampden, Kings Park Ave, Burnside:-
Map of the route “Tuesday Night Routes”: 7.68 mi, 446 ft of climbing and 449 ft of descent, elevation between 43 ft and 213 ft, time 00:49:51. It is a loop that starts and ends at 55.81586, -4.18760 (latitude, longitude).
Total climbing: 446 ft
Clyde Gateway Run.
Dukes Rd, Rutherglen, Shawfield, Clyde Gateway, London Rd, Bogleshole Rd.:-
Map of the route “Tuesday Night Routes”: 8.14 mi, 446 ft of climbing and 446 ft of descent, elevation between 23 ft and 213 ft, time 01:01:03. It is a loop that starts and ends at 55.81520, -4.18728 (latitude, longitude).
Total climbing: 447 ft
Some of the summer runs:-
Cathkin Braes, Carmunock, Phillipshill, Kittochside, South Cathkin Farm:-
Map of the route “Tuesday Night Routes”: 10.97 mi, 1,253 ft of climbing and 1,253 ft of descent, elevation between 217 ft and 676 ft, time 01:18:57. It is a loop that starts and ends at 55.81453, -4.18678 (latitude, longitude).
Total climbing: 1252 ft
Brownside Rd, Piggery Brae, Nerston, Rogerton, Carmunock, Cathkin Braes
Map of the route “Tuesday Night Routes”: 10.50 mi, 1,010 ft of climbing and 1,010 ft of descent, elevation between 157 ft and 679 ft, time 01:18:28. It is a loop that starts and ends at 55.81483, -4.18694 (latitude, longitude).
Total climbing: 1010 ft
Blanytre Park
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