Auchencarroch Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 401 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 410 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 137 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Start on Smollett Street
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Overton Road
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right onto Middleton Street
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Upper Bridge Street
  5. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto B857
  6. 6 : km 0.76 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Bridge Street
  7. 7 : km 1.04 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto A813
  8. 8 : km 1.7 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A813
  9. 9 : km 1.88 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Auchincarroch Road
  10. 10 : km 4.75 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 8.78 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Auchincarroch Road
  12. 12 : km 11.65 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto A813
  13. 13 : km 11.8 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A813
  14. 14 : km 12.49 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  15. 15 : km 12.77 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto B857
  16. 16 : km 12.86 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 13.09 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right onto Main Street
  18. 18 : km 13.09 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Upper Bridge Street
  19. 19 : km 13.19 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Middleton Street
  20. 20 : km 13.38 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Overton Road
  21. 21 : km 13.51 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Smollett Street
  22. S/E : km 13.53 - alt. 29 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking The West Highland Way - Stage Two (Balmaha to Inverarnan)

Association or club
↔33.45 km ↗+651 m ↘-650 m ◔11h 25 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Stirling

The West Highland Way is the most established of Scotland’s long distance walking routes. This is the second of a five stage route, staying at prebooked accommodation along the way.

Walking Conic Hill from Balmaha

Professional from the tourism industry
Conic Hill from Balmaha
↔3.74 km ↗+303 m ↘-303 m ◔1h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Stirling

Conic Hill (361 m) forms part of the popular West Highland Way and as such is a busy little peak! The path is very well used, so navigation is easy, with a little scrambling over scree necessary close to the top. This is the perfect hill for a beginner or for a day when you only have a few hours to spare. The views are spectacular all the way!

Walking West Highland and Rob Roy Way Circular

National Park
↔5.60 km ↗+114 m ↘-114 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stirling

An early introduction to two classic Long Distance Routes, starting from the picturesque village of Drymen. The West Highland Way is a long distance route that runs from Milngavie, near Glasgow, all the way to Fort William, and it passes close to Drymen. The Rob Roy Way starts in Drymen and ends in Pitlochry.

Walking From Drymen to Rowardenann, West Highland Way

Walker
↔24.44 km ↗+527 m ↘-550 m ◔8h 30 ▲Difficult
⚑Departure from Stirling

This 2nd stage of the West Highland Way (WHW) is incredible! It includes three distinct parts. First, you walk through beautiful woodland. Then, after crossing the fields, walk up Conic Hill, from where you get large views of the Highlands et le Loch Lomond. After going steeply down toward Balmaha port, alternate walking along the lakeside then up and down through woodlands.

Walking The Whangie, Kilpatrick Hills

Professional from the tourism industry
The Whangie, Kilpatrick Hills
↔4.41 km ↗+155 m ↘-155 m ◔1h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Stirling

This massive and unique rocky outcrop seems to appear out of nowhere on an otherwise grassy hillside. Situated at an elevation of 300m (984 ft), the 10m high rocks have a narrow passageway through the middle, formed during the Ice Age.

Walking Corlic Hill, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Professional from the tourism industry
Corlic Hill, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
↔9.46 km ↗+131 m ↘-129 m ◔3h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Inverclyde

Good trails take you along to Corlic Hill summit (303 m / 994 ft) on the north-eastern perimeter of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, less than an hour's drive from Glasgow. On a clear day you will enjoy exceptional views down into the Clyde Valley, across to the Cowal Peninsula and over towards the southern Highlands. The return section takes you past the ancient ruins of Burnhead and Glenbrae farmsteads and between the tranquil Gryfe reservoirs. 

Walking Luss Heritage Trail

Professional from the tourism industry
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↔2.30 km ↗+21 m ↘-21 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Argyll and Bute

An easy walk around the pretty conservation village of Luss, famous for having been the setting for the successful TV soap ‘High Road’. This walk encompasses it’s sandy beach, the Luss Water and a quiet woodland containing remnants of a former slate quarry.

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