Chryston’s biggest
Public Garden
Park or garden · 380 m outside town
0.0 ha (0 acres)
0.7 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Chryston, Main Street, Chryston Parish Church (Church of Scotland) Including Graveyard, Boundary Walls and Gatepiers · Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Chryston · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Chryston
Parks and playing fields in Chryston add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 68% of residents. 24 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 2.7 for every square kilometre. Chryston has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
0.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
68%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
24 km
2.7 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 Chryston’s locality.
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 Chryston
The biggest is Public Garden, 0.0 ha (0 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
7 in 10 Chryston residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (68%)Further (32%)
Chryston68%
North Lanarkshire towns85%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 33 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 99 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is 15 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.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
15 mi north-west1,861 km²since 2002
Official siteNational Scenic Area
Loch Lomond
17 mi north-west281 km²since 1980
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Chryston
24 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Chryston and the kilometre around it, 2.7 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.
Regional
Strathkelvin Railway Path5.7 km
The regional route here is the Strathkelvin Railway Path.
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 Chryston: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 130 | 105 | 94 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 95 | 107 | 98 | 127 | 115 | 129 |
April is the driest month (64 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 130 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 54 nights a year. The climate in Chryston →
Things to do
33 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
Chryston is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Netherlee Stone Beach8.7 mi from Chryston’s edge
DirectionsSandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)8.9 mi from Chryston’s edge
DirectionsSandy Bays9.0 mi from Chryston’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo14 mi from Chryston’s edge
DirectionsDuck Bay Beach21 mi from Chryston’s edge
DirectionsGood 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. Woodhead, at 105 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Chryston.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 9
Woodhead105 m (344 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsHill Of Chryston85 m (279 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsDrumsack81 m (266 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
DirectionsArronhill90 m (295 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsAvenuehead100 m (328 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsHornshill99 m (325 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsLecket Hill106 m (348 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 33
Plus 33 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Unleash the Dogs – Stepps Dog Fields0.4 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
MoodiesburnGartcoshSteppsLenzieGlenboigKirkintillochChryston
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chryston | – | 0.8 | 68% | 0% |
| Moodiesburn 1.2 mi | – | 1.0 | 64% | 0% |
| Gartcosh 1.3 mi | – | 1.1 | 90% | 0% |
| Stepps 1.7 mi | – | 4.0 | 75% | 0% |
| Lenzie 2.3 mi | – | 3.6 | 90% | 0% |
| Glenboig 2.4 mi | – | 4.3 | 78% | 0% |
| Kirkintilloch 2.7 mi | – | 2.5 | 90% | 0% |
Stepps, Lenzie and Glenboig have at least twice Chryston’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Chryston
What is the biggest park in Chryston?
Public Garden, 0.0 ha (0 acres), just outside the locality. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Chryston near a National Park?
Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 15 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 Chryston?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Strathkelvin Railway Path.
What is the nearest beach to Chryston?
Netherlee Stone Beach, 8.7 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot) (8.9 mi). Chryston itself is inland.
How many people in Chryston live near a park?
68% 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 Chryston?
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 Chryston’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Chryston’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.