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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 above Callander along the valley of Keltie Water to a reservoir below Stuc a' Chroin.

Sunday, 30 July 2023
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16km / 9.9mi
Ascent:
500m / 1640ft
Type:
circular

From the car park, a steepish ascent through woods to open ground following the Keltie Water with good views to Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin.

Local Grade: C+

Terrain: Steepish road to start then rough tracks and paths which undulate through woodland and over moorland ending at the new bridge over the Bracklinn Falls

Max height: 310m

Maps covering route of walk: OS Landranger No. 57.

Starting point

Grid reference:
NN 63713 08312
Nearest postcode:
FK17 8EQ
what3words:
chum.joints.head
Start time:
10:00 am

Bracklinn Falls Car Park (on Bracklinn Road approx 300m beyond the Callander Crags Car Park). Distance from Helensburgh: 36 miles. Time from Helensburgh: 1 hour. Suggested fuel contribution: £7.00 Please note we will leave promptly at 10:00.

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