Meet at outpatients. Stirling community campus.
1. With the main entrance to your back turn right and follow the perimeter of the building round to Bellfield Street , cross via the zebra crossing to the front of the Bellfield Centre. Go to the right hand corner of the building and follow the paved path between the Bellfield Centre and the Livilands Resource Centre. Follow the path round the back of the building, where it changes to tarmac, where it forks turn right down the ramp towards Burghmuir Road.
2. Cross Burghmuir Road at the pedestrian crossing and take the path opposite to Calton Crescent, cross Calton Crescent and continue on the path with the old Barnardo’s building on your left. At the end of this path turn left on to Shirras Brae Road. Continue down until you pass number 17 Shirras Brae Road, opposite Number 16 and 18 there is a ramped path through the wood. Take this path it leads down the perimeter of Braehead Primary, follow this path round the playground keeping it to your right.
Potential hazzards, crossing Burghmuir Road, use traffic lights to minimise risk.
Path may be slippery with wet leaves. Prewarn walkers to watch for slippery leaves.
3. At the end if the playground the path turns right, follow back towards Shirras Brae Road, a small section here is on a quiet back road, Cross Shirras Brae and continue back up Shirras Brae until the pavement runs out.
Small section of route passes a quiet road, check before entering.
4. Follow the wooden signpost along the public path to The Mayfield Centre and Broomridge.
5. At the next path junction turn sharp right up a rough path signed as Mayfield Centre, follow this path up the hill and bear right qt the top, continue towards the Mayfield Centre along the ridge coming out at the top of a football field. The Mayfield Centre is on the far side, keep on this path till it runs out.
6. Cross Mayfield Street to the pavement and head right. Keep on Mayfield Street until it turns sharp left, head back towards Burghmuir Road but take the sharp right down a path towards the wooded area. Keep on this path dropping down and then back up the hill, before the underpass take the right hand path to come back to Burghmuir Road.
7. Cross again at the pedestrian crossing at the back of St Ninians Parish Church and then head left on the pavement of Burghmuir towards the City Centre.
Crossing Burghmuir Road, use traffic lights.
8. At Roselea Care Home take the footpath through to Randolph Road. Continue along Randolph Road past the tennis club until you reach the cross road between Randolph Road and Bellfield Street. Turn right onto Bellfield Street and walk back towards the hospital crossing Bellfield Street at the car park entrance, follow the pavement along Livilands Gate in front the hospital building then turn right back towards the hospital Main entrance.