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Strathkelvin Group

We are the Strathkelvin Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

The walk begins at Dollar Museum, which is situated at the top of East Burnside, and ascends along a path through the very picturesque Dollar Glen until Castle Campbell is reached.  The walk is on to open ground for a short distance after this point and it soon makes the steep, but short, climb up to Saddle Hill. 

The terrain now becomes less challenging and an an anti-clockwise route is taken which ascends Whitewisp Hill and Tarmangie Hill as it goes round.

This is followed by a more gentle, descending terrain until the short but fairly steep ascent of King's Seat Hill is tackled.

It is now downhill, more or less, to Bank Hill and then back to the top of Dollar Glen where the route descends back to Dollar but on the opposite side of the glen from the one on which we started.

 

Local Grade B

 

Saturday, 13 September 2025
Meeting time:
8:30 am
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14km / 8.7mi
Ascent:
735m / 2411ft
Type:
circular

The Hillfoots Road car park is quite small and it may be necessary to find on street car parking as an alternative.

Refreshments at the end will be taken at either Cafe at  No 44 or the Bridge Street Bar.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NS 65316 73396
Nearest postcode:
G66 1XQ
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Meeting time:
8:30 am

Southbank Car Park

Starting point

Grid reference:
NS 96470 98473
Nearest postcode:
FK14 7AZ
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Start time:
9:30 am

Hillfoots Road Car Park

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