Saturday, March 23, 2024

Local Hills and Trails

Similar route to last week, about 20 minuites longer as I added in a Bromley Muir loop on the way out. Reversed the loop round Killoeter and Ben Bowie for a bit of variety. Wet and windy as I set off , freezing sleety rain over Bromley Muir, happy that I wasn't higher up and thankful for my Sealskinz on the cold and soggy ground. A few glimpses of the snow capped Glen Finlas hills through the clouds. Soon onto the firmer ground of the Three Lochs Way until the path blockage, up and over Killoeters ridge on the way to Ben Bowie, a couple of small detours to avoid the worst of the bogs. Ran down the ridge re-joining the 3LW and Hel n Back routes about half way down, turned off up the walkers path that follows Killoeters ridge. Over Killoeter dropping down to the 3LW and home the short way via Stoneymollan.  

Carman Reservoir & Dumbarton from Mount Mallow

Glen Finlas from Bromley Muir


Ben Bowie from Killoeter

Stoenymollan Trees

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Riverbank 5k

Club 5k race, 5 of us set off from Old Luss Road, through Lomond Shores onto the cycle path to St Martins, tried not to start too quick and maintain a steady pace, seemed to work out ok, nearly a minute quicker than last year, finished 4th out of 5.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Killoeter & Ben Bowie

Lollipop route today, out n back on the Three Lochs Way with a loop round Killoeter and Ben Bowie in between. Stready run to start then a short trudge up the steep slopes onto Killoeters ridge where the 3LW is still blocked with fallen trees. over Killoeter to the Hel n Back route in reverse, half way up cutting off on a walkers path on the ridge to Ben Bowie. Returned over Killoeters ridge avoiding the blocked 3LW. Fine clear day to be out for a run.

Firth of Clyde over Killoeters summit cairn

Ardmore Point from Hel n Back route

Ben Lomond from Ben Bowie

Across Loch Lomond to Conic from Ben Bowie

 

Saturday, March 02, 2024

Luss Hill Run

New route over familiar hills today, ran up the glen a couple of miles to the end of the road,  cutting through fields to avoid the farm at Edentaggart, after the farm continued up the glen for a mile or so on a farm track, found a small bridge to get across Luss Water and followed a quad bike track to the bottom of a nice grassy ridge leading up to Beinn Chaorach. From Chaorach it's an undulating run back to the bottom of the glen over the tops between Glen Luss and Glens Fruin and Finlas. Tharsuin and Balcnoc to start then Creag an Leinibh, turned away from Glen Finlas to drop down Coillie Eughain Hill, you always forget how much slower its peat hags make the run down this ridge, finished with a tussocky run down the paps and back over Luss Water at the Fairy Pools.

Towards Cruach an t Sidhein from the end of the quad bike track 

Another Fairy Pool?

Stream tumbling from Balcnoc

Ridge line to the bottom of the glen from Chaorach

From Chaorach towards Arrochar

From Creag an Leinibh towards Loch Lomond & Conic Hill

Ascent ridge to Chaorach from Creag an Leinibh

Beinn Dubh and Mid Hill (Glen Striddle) from CE Hill


Saturday, February 24, 2024

Pappert Cross Country

Last cross country race for this season, 3 suitably muddy laps round the moorland behind Pappert, managed 3 even paced laps, slightly slower than last year due to a wee route error on lap 2.



 

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Glen Striddle

Shorter run this week, out and back over Beinn Dubh and Mid Hill, easy running up Beinn Dubh, walked the steeper parts, steady run round to Mid Hill, dropped down a quarter of a mile or so then turned back. Misty morning , not many views, cool breeze on top. Cool down in the Fairy Pools to finish. 








Saturday, February 10, 2024

Roon the Vale

Local run today, over the hills round the Vale of Leven, mixture of hill, moorland, trail and roads. Straight up to carman Fort, along Bromley Muir, down Stoneymollan to Balloch, A loop starting through Balloch Park round Whinny Hill, out the back of the Haldane past the local dump and through sodden fields to Pappert Well, legs tired now losing the chance to get round under 4 hours, longest run for a while hopefully spur me on.

Bromley Muir Trig

Snow capped Luss hills from Whinny Hill

River Leven and Loch Lomond from Pappert

Pappert Well Trig