Millheugh and Chatelherault

Walks, Scotland, South Lanarkshire
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Millheugh and Chatelherault

South Lanarkshire

by getoutdoorslanarkshire

  • 1 hour / 3km
  • 21

A circular walk along the river Avon through the Fairholm Estate, Chatelherault and Sunnyside Farm

  • Parking
  • Wildlife
  • Great views
  • Hilly & steep
  • Water feature
  • History

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  1. Start at the car park at the bottom of Millheugh Brae beside the roundabout

    Step 1: Start at the car park at the bottom of Millheugh Brae beside the roundabout

  2. Admire the view from the carpark but don't take the path towards the river. Instead go out to the road, turn right and walk uphill

    Step 2: Admire the view from the carpark but don't take the path towards the river. Instead go out to the road, turn right and walk uphill

  3. Pass the Applebank pub, reputedly haunted by the ghost of the Black Lady. You need to walk on road for a few hundred metres.

    Step 3: Pass the Applebank pub, reputedly haunted by the ghost of the Black Lady. You need to walk on road for a few hundred metres.

  4. You will see the entrance to Morgan Glen but today we'll pass by the entrance and head right, over the Millheugh Bridge.

    Step 4: You will see the entrance to Morgan Glen but today we'll pass by the entrance and head right, over the Millheugh Bridge.

  5. Nice view from the bridge. The weir has a built-in salmon ladder to allow the fish to pass upstream to spawn

    Step 5: Nice view from the bridge. The weir has a built-in salmon ladder to allow the fish to pass upstream to spawn

  6. At the end of the bridge take the track off to your right signposted Chatelherault Country Park

    Step 6: At the end of the bridge take the track off to your right signposted Chatelherault Country Park

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