We made a more concerted attempt at exploring Glasgow’s primary waterway this weekend. We started from the centre of town at Glasgow Green, home to the People’s Palace, Templeton Carpet Factory and enough rowing clubs to make me feel guilty at my current fitness regime.

Picking our way through the somewhat post-apocolytical industrial landscape that edges the river as it winds east, we took in abandoned warehouses, partly demolished tower blocks (below) and the grafitti trail of the Young Baltic Fleet all laced with a healthy dose of garbage.

Further out of town the landscape opened up and we were treated to more typically scenic vistas – although abonded steel factories and dark brooding whiskey bonds till lurked in the background. We finally broke free of industry at Carmyle as the weather closed in and the path turned to muddy slush. Battling through the muck with Chhay’s bright red Hunter wellies leading the way we cut through some beautiful countryside although to be fair we were probably too damp and weary to properly appreciate it. We were welcomed back to civilisation at Uddingston by a gang of neds lurking under a rail bridge, before catching the train back to where we started – the 15 minute journey contrasting strongly with our 4 hour walk!