Lower Gargunnock Slopes

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 136 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 139 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 m
  • ⚐
    District: Stirling 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 56.12484° / W 4.08425°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.12452° / W 4.0818°

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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 23 m - From the meeting point proceed eastwards past the shop and out of the village. At the last house on R turn R (sign Lomond View) and follow the farm track through 5 gateways before taking the narrower L hand path upwards towards the hills until a wire fence is reached. Continue over the stile (avoiding any barbed wire) and pick up the sheep track a few steps diagonally L before proceeding over several fields, keeping the fence to L, with scree slopes to R, until a vehicular farm track is reached. Turn R and walk up past the first zig zag to large boulders & good viewpoint for the banana break.
  2. 2 : km 2.06 - alt. 159 m - Retrace steps downhill and continue straight on down the main track, through the farm and down to the road. Turn R for a few metres and then turn L past stone pillars and along to ‘T’ junction, turn L along main driveway past Gargunnock House following the path to L past a walled garden, take L fork then R turn circumventing a cottage fence and continue along footpath to road, turn R back to the village
  3. E : km 4.27 - alt. 20 m

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