The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 3 days of about 18.0 km (11.2 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Balloch to Helensburgh 18.0 km · 18.0 km from the start
- Day 2 Helensburgh to an unnamed point 18.0 km · 36 km from the start
- Day 3 An unnamed point to Inveruglas 18.0 km · 54 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Gouk Hill · 6.2 km from the start
- Tom Buidhe 285 m · 31 km from the start
- Craggan Hill 292 m · 35 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Balloch, West Dunbartonshire. 56.00330, -4.58281
Finish: near Inveruglas, Argyll and Bute. 56.25146, -4.70995
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Balloch, West Dunbartonshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Inveruglas, Argyll and Bute · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
