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

Meeting for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Ramblers committee members

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The AGM of North Strathclyde Area of the Ramblers Association will be held on Saturday 25 January 2025 at 10 am for 10.30 am in the Craigieburn Suite (downstairs smaller hall), Cumbernauld New Town Hall.  As Glasgow Ramblers forms part of North Strathclyde Area, all Group members are encouraged to attend.

The Notice and Agenda for the members will be sent to all members in December.  A short walk will take place after the meeting.

Please encourage leaders not to offer a walk on Saturday 25th January, which would clash with the Area AGM.

Circular walk from Carlton Hill, walk over towards Holyrood Park then around Arthurs Seat.   Easy walk with gentle ascent. Along tarmac paths.

The venue for the Sunday Christmas lunch will be Pitbauchlie House Hotel on Sunday 15th December.

The price for the lunch is  £36.75. (an increase of £1.75 on last years)  We will be arranging a tip for the staff (as before) which will be collected after the meal ( I will arrange collection and suggest £3.00 per person but more if you feel like it ) 

The hotel is requesting a £10.00 per person non refundable deposit which must be paid no later than Thursday 31st October October. Can you please email Teresa (who has kindly volunteered to help with this) at tcoulter43@hotmail.com or text on 07568390407 to confirm that you have forwarded your payment.

Payment should be made to the Ramblers bus account.  Please include your name and Xmas in the description – e.g. SMITHM Xmas dep.   Details for paying the remaining balance will be sent in due course.

Please note Bus pick up points and times are the same as any Sunday and as usual there will be a short festive walk (Santa hats, earrings, tinsel are optional ) and for members not doing the walk the bus will take you to Dobbies Garden Centre in Dunfermline where there is a nice cafe. When the walk is finished the bus will collect the walkers en-route to the Hotel.

As in previous years, the hotel is providing a room for the ladies to make themselves even more beautiful and the men will have the bus to change into their party outfits.

High Walk

Circular walk from Carlton Hill, walk over towards Holyrood Park then up to Arthurs Seat, returning by Salisbury Crags.

We would like to invite you to the North Strathclyde Area  AGM, which will be held at the Craigieburn Suite (downstairs smaller hall), Cumbernauld New Town Hall on Saturday, 25th January, 2025 at 10 am for 10.30 am start.

Please see the North Strathclyde Area AGM 2025 Booklet  (attached on email send to members 6/12/24) which contains the Agenda, Annual Report and Accounts.  Minutes of last year's AGM and/or a copy of the current Area Constitution will be available at the meeting, or can be requested in advance by contacting Barry Pottle, Secretary, North Strathclyde Area at northstrathclydearea@gmail.com. A list of the nominees for election, and any motions to be discussed, will also be available at the meeting or can be requested from Barry ( please note that Barry will not be able to provide these until the week prior to the meeting).

We would like to encourage you all to attend the Area AGM to hear more about what the Area Council has been doing for the last year.

After the meeting, there will be a walk (approximately 2 hours), led by Anne Murphy of Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Group. From the Town Hall, the circular walk will go via Cumbernauld Village, Seafar Woods and Ravenswood Nature Reserve, before returning to the Town Hall.  The route will include some incline and a bit of pavement.  Members wishing to stay for the walk should bring packed lunches.  The start time for the walk will depend on when the meeting finishes.

We look forward to welcoming you at the AGM in January.

Best wishes,

Adri Hortobagyi

Convener, North Strathclyde Area

A lovely walk around Denny and Dunipace along the River Carron, through parkland and woodland. Short section through industrial estate and housing estate. Passing the famous Sweet Chestnut Tree and its offspring.

Some pavement walking and woodland footpaths which may be muddy. 

To book your place, text Annette on 07815 158711 and remember to include your name.

Booking from 6pm Wed 8th Jan

A walk on good forest tracks around Cairnoch Hill with views over Carron Valley Reservoir and Meikle Binn.

Parking is limited so car sharing is advisable. Local Grade C+

This is an undulating circular walk going round Cairnoch Hill. We will NOT be climbing the hill. This will be on wide forestry tracks and some gravel tracks. Minimal road walking at the beginning to reach the forestry track.

The walk starts at Todholes car park where space is limited - maximum 7 cars. Booking is therefore essential (first come first served). Car sharing is encouraged to accommodate as many members as possible.

Mostly on minor roads or good tracks, this walk visits some well known historical landmarks including ruins, Tappoch Broch and the mysterious Blue Pool.

A walk from the visitor centre, past the impressive Falkirk Wheel via the Union Canal and the Forth and Clyde canal.

Christmas Eve Morning leisurely wander. Meet to start walk from the car park top end of Millennium Wheel Drive, Falkirk, nearest postcode FK1 4LX (turn off roundabout, in past the Boardwalk Restaurant). what3words: ///snapping.elastic.trending

Walk takes us up over the railway track and canal bridge, past the Falkirk Wheel, through tunnel to top lock, and then return back through to pick up the forest path to Rough Castle Roman Fort and Antonine Wall.  Dropping down to the Rowan Tree Burn, and walking back along the forest paths heading to the Falkirk Wheel Aquaduct, and down to the Falkirk Wheel basin and visitor centre.  Option for a quick Coffee/Cake.  

Grade C.  Approx. 5km, on good tracks and paths.

 

One of the best ridge walks in Central Scotland: it has a wild feel and on a clear day great views. Some places can be slippery. This route is best enjoyed after a dry spell or when there is a frost.

A figure of eight walk from Bannockburn Visitor Centre. Small country roads and tracks at first, followed by footpaths around the reservoir and along the edge of the crags. Some short steep ascents and descents. Farm tracks and minor country roads on the way back to the start.

The route passes through the rural outskirts of Stirling and winds through green spaces of St. Ninians, Whins of Milton and Cambusbarron villages.There are fine views and many points of historic interest given by information boards along the way.

A figure of eight walk on mixed terrain in open countryside starting in Milton of Campsie, skirting Lennoxtown and stopping off in Clachan of Campsie for lunch. Lovely views of the Campsies.

To book on the walk please contact the leader no earlier than January 4. Please include a contact phone number in your message.

We'll catch the X85 bus from Buchanan Street bus station to the start of the walk at Milton of Campsie. Ramblers who are booked on the walk should meet inside the bus station in front of the departure board at 9.10am in time to catch the 9.26am bus.

If you want to meet at Milton of Campsie at 10am instead of travelling with the group by bus, please have this discussion with the leader in advance.

 

 

 

A short, gentle walk to a spectacular hidden waterfall. There are fine views across the Forth Valley on a fine day.

From car park, bus to Torwood, then lanes and woodland paths ( muddy in places) and hospital grounds back to Camelon.

To book your place, text Terry on 07593 439688 and remember to include your name.

Booking from 6pm Wed 11 Dec

The walk is for the most part on tarmac footpaths so comfortable trainers walking shoes should be suitable dependent on weather. That said the path through Tintock Wood can be be quite muddy but if walk is preceded exceptionally wet weather we can avoid it.

The walk can be cut short at various points close to bus stops if required so there is no need to complete the circuit but don't forget your bus pass.

A gentle walk to a spectacular hidden waterfall. There are fine views across the Forth Valley on a fine day.

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

A gentle stroll around the perimeter of Kings Park Golf Club. The route provides fine views of Stirling Castle and the surrounding mountains.

A circular walk from Carron Works along the River to the Larbert Viaduct and Weir via Dorrator Bridge. Returning by the Mill Lade through Carron Dams to the start.

Join Glasgow Young Walkers for a walk along the Union Canal from Falkirk to Linlithgow, As per Walkhighlands 'Built between 1818 and 1822, the Union canal was designed by Hugh Baird and was originally used for transporting coal before competition from the railways caused it to close to commercial use in the 1930s. This sections gives a pleasant, level walk, the highlights being heading through a long tunnel and over a giant aqueduct.’

Walk through the historical centre of Falkirk and the green fields above, returning via the canal and a unique tunnel. Falkirk is a finalist for Britain's Best Walking Neighbourhood Award 2019 - vote Falkirk now: www.ramblers.org.uk/vote

Circular walk around Stirling, visiting many of Scotland’s most historic buildings. Mainly pavement with one short section of field and woodland path. Steep climb to both Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle.