Luss Loop

Shorter Luss loop this time, straight up Beinn Dubh past some inquisitive Tups, along the ridge to Mid Hill, down to the Glen road, turned and ran up just past where the tarmac road finishes across a field to a bridge over Luss water and up the steep side of Coille-eughain Hill, down over the Paps back across Luss water to finish in about 3 hours. Autumn colours everywhere with a splash of sunshine turning things golden.

Tups at the bottom of Beinn Dubh

Looking back down Beinn Dubh

Beinn Dubh with Loch Lomond beyond from Mid Hill

Glen Luss from Mid Hill

Glen Luss from Mid Hill

View over Luss from the Paps

Mid Hill and Beinn Dubh from the Paps

10 Mile Handicap

Longest Club race, just over 10 miles of undulating roads round the Horseshoe. 7 of us set off in reverse order, I was in the second last group, started out just behind my partner then after a couple of miles gradually moved past him on the first hill, reeled in the other three over the next 5 miles and managed to hold on for the last 3 miles, about 30 or 40 seconds quicker than last year and just over a minute ahead of the next finisher, good fun for a road race. Check out the results via Milburn Harriers in the links or my feed in the Strava box below.

Beinn Narnain and The Cobbler, the quiet way

Earlyish start, set off up Narnain on the old walkers access path, the block track, passed a few people on the way up, cool morning with a thin layer of high cloud that broke up after about 20 minutes to let weak autumnal sunshine through, great views opened up all round as I climbed, hills a mixture of greens, brown and orange. You could just see a faint outline of Ben Nevis ad the CMD Arete from the top. Traversed the down and up to The Cobbler without seeing any one else apart from a couple of walkers on top, descended via An t'Sron joining the top of the zig zags, busier here as it's the usual walkers access route. Finished in just over three hours.

Arrochar from Succoth car park

Loch Long from Beinn Narnain

A Chrois from Narnain

The Cobbler from Narnain

The Spearhead a tthe top of Narnain

Peek through to Loch Long

One of The Cobblers tops, a couple of walker coming down the path

The Brack from The Cobbler

Loch Long and the Luss hills beyond from An t'Sron

One of The Cobblers tops from An t'Sron

Cobbler, Ime, Narnain from An t'Sron

Beinn Dubh and Mid hill double

Another go at this route, start and finish at the bottom of Glen Luss, up Beinn Dubh, along the ridge to Mid Hill and down to the glen road, turn round and run back the same way. Found the climb back up to Mid Hill harder than last time, about 4 mins slower and 0.2 miles shorter as I didn't lose the trail this time.

Beinn Dubh cairn

Beinn Eich from Mid Hill

Mid Hill from road

Loch Lomond from Mid hill

Loch Lomond from descent off Beinn Dubh

 

Stoneymollan, Ben Bowie, Killoeter

Local run this week over the Stoneymollan muirs, Three Lochs Way, John Muir Trail and a couple of small hills, Ben Bowie and Killoeter. Steady run round the trails and paths, managed to catch a wee weather window in the morning, 15 miles and 3 hours.

Carman reservoir

Whinny hill with Conic hill in the background

Along the faultline to Conic hill

Helensburgh from Ben Bowie

Ardmore Point from Hel n Back route