Helensburgh To Milngavie

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 645 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 601 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 273 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Argyll and Bute 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 56.00398° / W 4.73335°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.94122° / W 4.314092°
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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. 5 m - Start on Sinclair Street
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto East Princes Street
  3. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Glenfinlas Street
  4. 4 : km 0.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto East Clyde Street
  5. 5 : km 1.56 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto A814
  6. 6 : km 1.65 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 2.09 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Drumfork Road
  8. 8 : km 2.36 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 3.07 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Cardross Road
  10. 10 : km 3.79 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Cardross Road
  11. 11 : km 6.05 - alt. 258 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 6.24 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 7.55 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 8.33 - alt. 220 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 9.94 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Stoneymollan Road
  16. 16 : km 10.65 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 11.13 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Old Luss Road
  18. 18 : km 11.31 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Balloch Road
  19. 19 : km 11.71 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 11.82 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Balloch Road
  21. 21 : km 11.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 11.96 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 12.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 12.32 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 12.55 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 12.9 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 13.15 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 13.2 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 13.31 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 13.59 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 13.79 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 13.83 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 13.84 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 13.96 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 14.44 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 14.95 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 15.2 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto A811
  38. 38 : km 15.3 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 15.54 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 16.29 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 20.14 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 22.4 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 24.67 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 25.89 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 27.61 - alt. 241 m - Turn slight right onto John Muir Way
  46. 46 : km 30.79 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 30.99 - alt. 255 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 33.11 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 35.36 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 35.54 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Stockiemuir Road
  51. 51 : km 35.58 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 35.72 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 36.02 - alt. 147 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 36.23 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 36.27 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 36.92 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 37.79 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 39.05 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Broadmeadow Road
  59. 59 : km 39.09 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 40.04 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 41.37 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 41.64 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 41.85 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 41.89 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 41.92 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 42.23 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 42.31 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 42.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 42.35 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Mugdock Road
  70. 70 : km 42.47 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 42.51 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  72. 72 : km 42.54 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 42.61 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 42.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 42.66 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 42.67 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Fulton Road
  77. E : km 42.68 - alt. 45 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.

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