Auchineden Hill-Whangie Reverse


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By Chris Mac on 14/09/15 at 11:33pm (last edited 03/04/22 at 3:40pm)

Date started:25/08/2014
Distance:4.1 km or 2.5 miles
Ascent:247m or 810ft
Time taken:1:30
Naismith:1:14

It's off to do the Whangie after a few friends had recommended it so we drove north of Glasgow past Milngavie and on to the car park, thanks to using a walk report from Walkhighlands for the first time! :)

Park up and it should just be a quick hike there and back.

Looking back towards the car park, roughly north east:

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20140825_131212 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

Looking east towards Drumgoyne with Earl's Seat further beyond:

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20140825_131616 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

A 180 degree panoramic from north to south facing east shows the highlands on the left, Stirlingshire and the Campsies in the middle with the side of Auchineden Hill to the right:

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20140825_131824 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

Looking north towards Loch Lomond:

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20140825_132136_Richtone(HDR) by Chris Mac, on Flickr

A panoramic from west to east looking north towards Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. This side of Auchineden Hill is quite sparse as the path snakes its way up and round the hill:

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20140825_132640 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

Loch Lomond from a bit higher up:

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20140825_133814 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

The path then forked so we went the other way from the few groups of people we could see ahead of us and popped up over the crest of the hill to see the trig point of Auchineden in the distance:

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20140825_134037 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

Looking south towards Glasgow:

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20140825_134126 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

Yvonne up ahead and facing the daunting task of the final wee hill to the summit! I love this pic, there is something that gives it the feel of a painting, or a still from Lord of the Rings... :)

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20140825_134212 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

We made it and have a well earned seat on the grass to enjoy the view of Glasgow's northern suburbs.

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20140825_134418 by Chris Mac, on Flickr

From the trig point looking south and i'm sure that bit of rock was higher than the ground the trig point was on... so stood on it just to be sure! :lol:

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20140825_134753 by djchrismac, on Flickr

Looking back to the east and the trig point and we head north east along another path to find the Whangie... well Y does, i'm heading west!

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20140825_134804 by djchrismac, on Flickr

The view north with Loch Lomond and the hills beyond. Y is blazing her own trail! :D

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20140825_134808 by djchrismac, on Flickr

Zoom shot looking like a watercolour painting, with Y about to disappear over the edge of Auhineden Hill! :shock:

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20140825_134815 by djchrismac, on Flickr

I get a nice view of Burncrooks Reservoir on my route with Duncolm in the background:

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20140825_135010 by djchrismac, on Flickr

We then meet at the Whangie entrance.

This is me enjoying the path through the Whangie and we passed a couple of rock climbers having an easy practice session:

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20140825_135548 by djchrismac, on Flickr

A Whangie-rock framed shot of Loch Lomond to the north:

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20140825_135636 by djchrismac, on Flickr

Onwards through the Whangie...

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20140825_135658 by djchrismac, on Flickr

We reach the end and continue down the path back to the car:

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20140825_135848 by djchrismac, on Flickr

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20140825_140845 by djchrismac, on Flickr

Earl's Seat and Drumgoyne across the valley to the east as we make our way down to the car park:

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20140825_141851 by djchrismac, on Flickr

Time for one last panoramic shot, catching both Loch Lomond and the Campsies:

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20140825_141911 by djchrismac, on Flickr

So that was us, a quick and painless walk with some nice views and interesting features to take in on the way.



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