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Helensburgh & West Dunbartonshire Group

We are the Helensburgh & West Dunbartonshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

Walkers must book in advance with the walk leader

A walk from Craigendoran to Cardross visiting two hilltops and a triangulation pillar. Extensive views of the River Clyde, Loch Lomond and surrounding hills can be expected.

Sunday, 13 August 2023
Start time:
9:15 am
Estimated finish time:
3:45 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17km / 10.6mi
Ascent:
470m / 1542ft
Type:
circular

Walk from Craigendoran Railway Station to the Cardross Inn, via Three Lochs Way, Ben Bouie, Gouk Hill, Bromley Muir, Asker Farm, Kilmahew Castle and Cardross Golf Course. Return to Craigendoran can be by bus or train, at your discretion.

Local Grade: B

Terrain: Mostly paths and farm tracks, but some open hillside, possibly very boggy in places.

Max height: 313 m

Maps covering route of walk: OS Landranger No. 63.

Starting point

Grid reference:
NS 30931 81315
Nearest postcode:
G84 7JE
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Start time:
9:15 am

Craigendoran Railway Station. (Parking in Station Road, Craigendoran). Distance from Helensburgh: 1 mile. Time from Helensburgh: 10 minutes. Please note we will leave promptly at 09:15.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking