Walk Glasgow from George Square to the West End
Glasgow is a big Victorian city of red and blond sandstone, laid out in grids over steep hills. FOG starts the map dark and clears only what you walk, and the city has enough streets to keep you going for years.
A grid on hills
The city centre is a grid laid over a series of hills, so many streets climb and drop sharply. George Square is the civic centre, with the City Chambers. Buchanan, Sauchiehall and Argyle streets make a long pedestrian zigzag of shops, and the Merchant City, to the east, has older buildings and restaurants.
Glasgow's architecture is everywhere: Victorian tenements, the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and grand warehouses and banks from its days as a great trading city.
West End and the Clyde
Walk west to the West End: Kelvingrove Park, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, and the University of Glasgow with its Gothic tower on the hill above. Ashton Lane and Byres Road are the heart of the area.
The Clyde Walkway follows the river through the city, past the Riverside Museum and the modern buildings of Pacific Quay. East of the centre, the Necropolis, a Victorian cemetery on a hill beside the cathedral, has one of the best views of the city.
Weather and the map
It rains often, so bring a good jacket. The hills are short but frequent. The centre fills as a neat grid; the West End terraces curve around the park.
Glasgow is large, with many distinct neighbourhoods, so the city percentage builds slowly, but each district is a manageable project.
The character who walks with you
FOG puts a small explorer called Wander on your position. Pick one of five paths (two are free, three come with FOG Unlimited) and every two levels on a path hands you a new piece of gear, earned only by the ground you cover. Twenty five pieces in all, and none of them can be bought.
Under the character it is a plain, permanent record: every street you walk in Glasgow is cleared and stays clear, the app works in the background, and the map is stored only on your phone with no account and no cloud. You can export it as GPX at any time.
Questions people actually ask
Is Glasgow hilly?
Yes. The centre is a grid laid over several hills, and some streets are very steep.
How far is the West End from the city centre?
About three kilometres, an easy walk along Sauchiehall Street or the river.
Does it work with the app closed?
Yes. With background exploring on, FOG keeps clearing fog while the app is closed and the screen is off.
Start with a dark map.
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