The Whangie from Queen's View

From Queen's View car park beside the A809 the path crosses the open moor of Stockiemuir, climbing gently towards Auchineden Hill. At the foot of the hill it reaches the south end of the Whangie, a long, narrow cleft in the rock, and goes through it between walls of rock to the north end. The walk returns the way it came.

It is 4.6 km there and back with 172 m of ascent; allow about 1½ hours. The grade is Easy: short, on narrow paths, with a worn rocky slope into the cleft.

The moor path can be very boggy and muddy underfoot, so wear boots. The cleft is narrow and its rock walls are high, and the entrance is a worn rocky slope; another path keeps outside the cleft if you would rather not go through. Climbers use the rock walls.

Queen's View car park is charged: the Geological Society of Glasgow says the landowner has introduced a charge, and OpenStreetMap lists charges by length of stay, payable by phone and not in cash. There is no bus to the start. The nearest station, Milngavie, is about 8 km away.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.