Beinn Dubh to Cruach Dubh, the short way

This weeks long run in the Luss Hills, started and finished at the foot of the glen, Beinn Dubh to start, Cruach Dubh to finish, in between a few paths, some tussocks and lots of peat hags. From Beinn Dubh ran along the ridge to Mid Hill and down to the top of the Glen Road, there's a small wooden bridge across Luss Water before the steep climb up Coille Eughain Hill, instead of running down over the Paps from there, turned west up to Creag An Leinibh overlooking Glen Finlas then running South East on a broad grassy ridge over Beinn Ruisg to Creachan Hill via 100s of peat hags, only 2 or 3 miles to go now, the first couple south west, pathless and tussocky and luckily mainly downhill, a short climb up the back of Cruach Dubh before a last run down to the foot of Glen Luss.

From Mid Hill looking back to Beinn Dubh

Luss Water from the bridge at the top of the glen

Loch Lomond and Conic Hill from Creag An Leinibh

Luss Water Fairy Pool from the bridge at the bottom of the glen

Riverbank 5k

Club race, 8 of us set off in a kind of reverse order so that we all finished roughly at the same time. Finished in 5th place a couple of minutes slower than usual.

Ben Bowie and Stoneymollan

Low cloud and rain so decided to do the same low level run as last week except in reverse. Ben Bowie first then off via the new trail, easier to pick out the path through the trees this time. The run back up the forest road longer than I remembered. Stoneymollan , Trig Point and Fort to finish, a few minutes slower than last week  

Stoneymollan and Ben Bowie

Local trails and hills today, ran up to the Carman Fort undulating along to the Stoney trail, followed the John Muir Trail until it almost met the A818 Cross Keys to Helensburgh road, there's a narrow walkers path off to the left that winds through pine forest coming out on the Northern flank of Ben Bowie, the path zig zags up to the summit lump. Returned via the Three Lochs Way and down the Stoneymollan.

Narnain and The Cobbler, the quiet way

Shorter run planned today, about 8 miles, up Narnain's South East ridge, across to The Cobbler, descending via An t Sron. Started with a short run then a steep walking climb up Narnain, most of the walkers go up via Bealach a'Mhaim, great views open up as you climb, blue blue sky this morning. Over Narnian's flat top then a short down to Bealach a'Mhaim and the steep climb up The Cobblers back stairs. Descending off the Cobbler behind the crags, easy running down to An t Sron then steeper tussocky ground back to the forest tracks to Succoth.

Glen Luss, Douglas, Fruin and Finlas hills from Narnain

Cobbler from Narnain

The Spearhead at the top of  Narnain

Beinn an Lochain from The Cobbler

A couple of Needlers on The Cobbler, Ben Lomomd in the background

The Cobbler from An t Sron