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Outdoors in Bargeddie · parks, paths & countryside

90% of Bargeddie’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park

Parks and playing fields in Bargeddie add up to 10.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. 65 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 5.7 for every square kilometre. Bargeddie has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.

Green space
10.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
90%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
65 km
5.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bargeddie’s locality.

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Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk

Parks to walk in, in and around Bargeddie

The biggest is Drumpellier Country Park, 212 ha (525 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

Bargeddie’s biggest

Drumpellier Country Park

Park or garden
212 ha (525 acres)26.6 km of path
5 h 55 minto walk all 26.6 km of path
297 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi northfrom the centre
3 hills and peaks Monkland Canal, 200m E of Cuilhill Road to West Canal Street monumentGarnheath West PathMeadhan PathLochan Path+5 paths
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Shorty Park

Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.4 ha (3 acres)0.4 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.2 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home

How close Bargeddie’s homes are to a park

Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).

Within 400 m (90%)Further (10%)
Bargeddie90%
North Lanarkshire towns85%
Towns in England and Wales83%

About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 53 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 67 residents.

National Parks & National Scenic Areas

The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is 18 mi away

Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.

5.3 mi10.5 mi15.8 mi21 miNLoch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park18 mi north-westLoch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: 18 mi north-west of Bargeddie’s edge · 1,861 km² · since 2002Bargeddie
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

18 mi north-west1,861 km²since 2002
Official site

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.

Footpaths & waymarked walks

3 waymarked walks pass through or near Bargeddie

65 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Bargeddie and the kilometre around it, 5.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.

LocalOther waymarked
Seven Lochs Trail3.6 km
The North Calder Heritage Trail1.5 km
Provan Hall Trail0.9 km

Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.

When to get out

The best walking months in Bargeddie: May to September

The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)7.69.511.614.116.317.517.015.012.610.38.17.0
High (°C)7791215181919161397
Rain (mm)100897657616179868010296102

April is the driest month (57 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 102 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Bargeddie →

Things to do

6 viewpoints, 53 playgrounds and the nearest beaches

Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.

The nearest beaches

Bargeddie is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.

Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)6.1 mi from Bargeddie’s edge
Directions
Sandy Bays6.2 mi from Bargeddie’s edge
Directions
Netherlee Stone Beach7.7 mi from Bargeddie’s edge
Directions
Bodden Boo15 mi from Bargeddie’s edge
Directions
Duck Bay Beach23 mi from Bargeddie’s edge
Directions
Good to know

Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.

Up high. Bartons Hill, at 86 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Bargeddie.

Every named place, with directions

Viewpoints 6

Plus 6 viewpoints without a name on the map.

Hills and peaks 11

Bartons Hill86 m (282 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
Directions
Gilmourneuk98 m (322 ft) · 0.3 mi from town
Directions
Bernie's Hill78 m (256 ft) · 0.3 mi from town
Directions
Slaggy Hill72 m (236 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
Directions
Hearthery Knowe90 m (295 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
Directions
Espieside Hill0.5 mi from town
Directions
Blairhill0.7 mi from town
Directions
Roundtree Hill1.2 mi from town
Directions

Plus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.

Waterfalls 1

Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.

Playgrounds 53

Parkour Coatbridge0.4 mi from town
Directions
The Crannog0.7 mi from town
Directions

Plus 51 playgrounds without a name on the map.

Next door

The outdoors in nearby towns

The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.

CoatbridgeViewparkGartcoshUddingstonGlenboigSteppsCoatbridgeViewparkGartcoshUddingstonGlenboigSteppsBargeddie
ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
Bargeddie–10.790%0%
Coatbridge 1.8 mi–4.587%0%
Viewpark 2.0 mi–1.675%0%
Gartcosh 2.2 mi–1.190%0%
Uddingston 2.5 mi–2.945%0%
Glenboig 2.7 mi–4.378%0%
Stepps 3.3 mi–4.075%0%

None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.

Questions about the outdoors in Bargeddie

What is the biggest park in Bargeddie?

Drumpellier Country Park, 212 ha (525 acres), with 26.6 km of path. Shorty Park (1.4 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.

Is Bargeddie near a National Park?

Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 18 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.

What are the best walks near Bargeddie?

3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Seven Lochs Trail, The North Calder Heritage Trail and Provan Hall Trail. Drumpellier Country Park alone has 26.6 km of path.

What is the nearest beach to Bargeddie?

Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot), 6.1 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Bays (6.2 mi). Bargeddie itself is inland.

How many people in Bargeddie live near a park?

90% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.

When is the best time of year for walking in Bargeddie?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?

From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Bargeddie’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Bargeddie’s outdoors figures come from

  • Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
  • Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
  • The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
  • Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.