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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.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
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Overview

Walkers must book in advance with the walk leader

A local walk before our AGM visiting three disused reservoirs and a hilltop overlooking Helensburgh.

Saturday, 15 November 2025
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
1:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
11km / 6.8mi
Ascent:
400m / 1312ft
Type:
circular

We will follow lanes, farm tracks and rough paths through Torr Wood to Rhu Reservoirs and then take a hill path to join the forest roads in Highlandman’s Wood. We’ll ascend to the summit of Tom na h-Airidh before returning to Kidston Park through Duchess Wood.

Local Grade: C+

Terrain: Lanes, forest roads and hill paths, which are steep, rough and potentially boggy in places.

Max height: 354m

Maps covering route of walk: OS Landranger No. 56.

 

 

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
NS 27999 82901
Nearest postcode:
G84 8SF
what3words:
brightens.rising.motion
Start time:
9:30 am

Kidston Park car park next to the A814. Distance from Helensburgh: 1 mile. Time from Helensburgh: 5 minutes. Suggested fuel contribution: N/A. Please note we will leave promptly at 09:30.

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