Health Walks in the Central Scotland Forest
Walking is the simplest, safest and one of the best ways to get fit and healthy. Anyone can do it. It's easy and it's FREE.
Regular walking can:
- give you more energy
- keep your heart strong
- help you sleep better
- help weight control
- improve muscle and bone strength
- reduce blood pressure
- make you look and feel good
- impressive and true!
Walking is a good habit to get into, so...
- make time for walking
- take a friend
- take a neighbour's dog
- switch off the TV, turn on your feet
- give the car a break for short journeys
- brisk walking is best, but every bit of walking counts!
- and you don't need to do it every day!
Remember, if you are not a regular walker start gently. Gradually build up the distance you walk, then build up your speed. Aim to walk at a gentle pace where you feel warm and your heart is beating a little faster than usual. You should always have enough breath to talk whilst walking.
You can walk anywhere but there are 3 specially created health walks in the Central Scotland Forest.
This healthy walking route in Armadale is only about half a mile long. The surface is good for walking - firm, level and mostly dry underfoot. Follow the path and feel the benefit. Time your walk and check your fitness:
- 18-13 minutes a good start
- 12-11 minutes getting better
- 10-9 minutes made it
- 8 minutes or less WOW!
You can walk the route in either direction starting from any of the entrances by the scout hall, bowling green or football pitch at Mount Pleasant.
The Black Moss Village Nature Park comprises woodland planted in the late 1970's and meadow areas. In the 1990's local people formed a woodland management group which, with the help of the Central Scotland Forest Trust, has been thriving ever since. The young trees have grown well and give shelter on rainy days and shade from the sun. The management group continues to plant native tree species in some places and carries out felling in other denser areas to encourage new growth and to give more space and light.
This healthy walking route in Langlees and Bainsford is only about 1 mile long. The surface is good for walking - firm, level and mostly dry underfoot. Follow the path and feel the benefit. Time your walk and check your fitness:
- 45-36 minutes a good start
- 35-30 minutes getting better
- 29-23 minutes made it
- 22 minutes or less WOW!
You can walk the route in either direction starting from the path alongside David's Loan or from the way in at the corner of Lomond Drive.
The Abbotshaugh Community Woodland is a young wood recently created by people in Langlees and Bainsford with the help of thew Central Scotland Forest Trust. It may not look like a wood just now, but just wait and see! Already it's a great place for kids to play and for walking or cycling. As the trees grow there will be new colours in every season, shelter on windy or rainy days and shade from the sun.
This healthy walking route in Torbothie is only about half a mile long. The surface is good for walking - firm, level and mostly dry underfoot. Follow the path and feel the benefit. Time your walk and check your fitness:
- 20-14 minutes a good start
- 13-12 minutes getting better
- 11-10 minutes made it
- 9 minutes or less WOW!
You can walk the route in either direction starting from the cemetery entrance, Salvation Army Hall, Clyde Drive or Kelvin Drive.
The Torbothie Community Woodland is a young wood recently planted by people in Torbothie and Springhill with help from the Central Scotland Forest Trust. It may not look like a wood just now, but just wait and see! Already it's a great place for kids to play and for walking or cycling. As the trees grow there will be shelter on windy or rainy days and shade from the sun.
