We are the Helensburgh & West Dunbartonshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Walkers must book in advance with the walk leader
A walk to a seldom visited summit near Conic Hill with extensive views in all directions.
We follow good forest tracks for 6 km, gaining 275m of ascent before venturing onto open hillside for the last 140 m to the summit of Gualann. There are extensive views in all directions from here. The return to the car park is over pathless moorland before following a fire break back to our outward route.
Local Grade: B
Terrain: 5.5 km of rough, pathless, wet hillside but 7.5 km of reasonable paths and tracks.
Max height: 461 m.
Maps covering route of walk: OS Landranger No. 57.
Drymen Road Cottage car park. East side of single-track road from Drymen to Gartmore. Distance from Helensburgh: 21miles. Time from Helensburgh: 45 minutes. Suggested fuel contribution: £ 4.00. Please note we will leave promptly at 10:00.
