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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 pleasant walk from Balquidder through forest and an open glen past a massive boulder before reaching a remote lochan.

Sunday, 8 February 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12km / 7.5mi
Ascent:
497m / 1631ft
Type:
circular

Figure-of-eight walk through Kirkton Glen and on past Rob Roy’s Putting Stone to Lochan an Eireannaich.

Local Grade: C+

Terrain: Woodland track, gentle forest paths, moderate paths on open moor at top, boggy in places.

Max height: 591 m.

Maps covering route of walk: OS Landranger No. 51.
 

Starting point

Grid reference:
NN 53447 20837
Nearest postcode:
FK19 8PA
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slam.muffin.marine
Start time:
10:00 am

Village Hall, Balquhidder, FK19 8PA (free, but donations invited). Distance from Helensburgh: 55 miles. Time from Helensburgh: 1 hour 30 minutes. Suggested fuel contribution: £11.00. 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