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Glengoyne Distillery

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Photographs of the West Highland Way

from 
Carbeth to Glengoyne Distillery

beneath the volcanic plug of Dumgoyne


 
with distant views of Ben Lomond
.

Duntreath Castle lies a short distance off the route

 on the approach to the Distillery.

Ascent of Dumgoyne

West Highland Way - Dumgoyne and the Campsie Fells on route from Carbeth to Glengoyne Distillery

Dumgoyne and the Campsie Fells

on route from Carbeth

to
Glengoyne Distillery




West Highland Way - Ben Lomond on route from Carbeth to Glengoyne Distillery

Ben Lomond on route from Carbeth

to Glengoyne Distillery





West Highland Way - Dumgoyach Hill on route from Carbeth to Glengoyne Distillery

Dumgoyach Hill on route from Carbeth

to Glengoyne Distillery





Kilpatrick Hills beyond the route of the West Highland Way

Kilpatrick Hills
and Dumgoyach Hill

from the Campsie Fells

above Blanefield




West Highland Way - Dumgoyach Hill on route from Carbeth to Glengoyne Distillery

Dumgoyach Hill on route from Carbeth

to Glengoyne Distillery





West Highland Way - Standing Stones at Duntreath

Standing Stones at Duntreath

The stones lie in a field off the West Highland Way

 and to the south of Duntreath Castle





Duntreach Castle beneath Dumgoyne from the standing stones of Dumgoygach

Duntreach Castle beneath Dumgoyne

 from the standing stones of Dumgoygach






Duntreath Castle

Duntreath Castle



West Highland Way - Dumgoyne on route from Carbeth to Dumgoyne Distillery

Dumgoyne - a volcanic plug - 1400ft / 427m

on route from Carbeth

to Glengoyne Distillery

Ascent of Dumgoyne





West Highland Way - Farm Steading beneath Dumgoyne

Farm Steading beneath Dumgoyne






West Highland Way - Duntreath Castle on approach to Glengoyne Distillery

Duntreath Castle on approach to Glengoyne Distillery

The Castle is to the east of

and close to the West Highland Way





West Highland Way - Duntreath Castle on approach to Glengoyne Distillery

Duntreath Castle

on approach to Glengoyne Distillery





Duntreath Castle from Dumgoyne

Duntreath Castle

from 
Dumgoyne





Aerial view of Duntreath Castle

Aerial view of Duntreath Castle





Glengoyne Distillery beneath Dumgoyne

Glengoyne Distillery

 beneath Dumgoyne






Glengoyne Distillery beneath Dumgoyne

Glengoyne Distillery beneath Dumgoyne





Glengoyne Distillery

Glengoyne Distillery




Glengoyne Distillery beneath Dumgoyne

Glengoyne Distillery

beneath Dumgoyne






Stills in Glengoyne Distillery

Stills in Glengoyne Distillery





Whisky at Glengoyne Distillery

Whisky at Glengoyne Distillery





Map of Dumgoyne and West Highland Way

Map of Dumgoyne

and West Highland Way




Map of Dumgoyne and West Highland Way

Map of Dumgoyne


and West Highland Way





Route Map of Dumgoyne above West Highland Way

Route Map of Dumgoyne

 above West Highland Way





Route Map of West Highland Way from Milngavie to Dumgoyne

Route Map of West Highland Way

from 
Milngavie to Dumgoyne 




WHW - MUGDOCK TO DUMGOYNE - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:


Location: Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 64 [GR 547 780]
Distance: 10 miles [1 6km]
Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Terrain: tracks and paths  

This walk utilises the West Highland Way ( WHW ) and offers views north to the Campsies and Loch Lomond on the outward leg and south over Strathblane on the return. There are several possible starting points, but Mugdock Country Park is as good as any.
From the visitor centre follow the right-hand path round the west side of Gallowhill. Descending towards the ruin of Craigend Castle, turn right on a path over a footbridge and exit through a gap in the wall to the road.
Follow the road left past a track heading into forest on the right, to a lower route signed Public Footpath to the B821 and Cuilt Brae. This leads round through the forest and on to a point where it divides, the public footpath continuing ahead.
Turn left and drop to the huts at Carbeth and Carbeth Loch to join the WHW. Follow the path ahead to the road, then left for a short distance to where the route heads right across country. Go left at the Y-junction and continue with views past the wooded knoll of Dumgoyach to Dumgoyne and the Campsies. Ben Lomond looms as you approach Dumgoyach Farm, from where a track leads to a bridge over the Blane Water.
After the bridge follow the WHW left on the old railway line through fields to a stile on the right near Glengoyne Distillery. Cross the field, walk through the distillery to the road and follow it left for a short distance then right on to an access road leading past houses into woodland.
Where the track swings up left to the last house, go through a gate into meadow and ascend to a track below Dumgoyne. Follow it down to Strathblane, keeping left at the only junction and passing the bungalow of the Haggles. The track becomes Campsie Dene Road and leads to the main road through Strathblane. Cross over, turn right then left into Wood Place and follow a tarmac walkway on the left round to a three-way junction with a wide trackway, the continuation of the old railway line. Go straight ahead to a gate and metal stile and ascend the field to skirt the reservoir. At the top turn right on to a track and follow it past the aerial, where a path goes left. This leads to a gate from where you head up and right [ marshy in places ] to gain the crest of a small escarpment on the edge of the moor. Turn right and follow the edge of the escarpment until the path veers left across the moor past Dumbrock Loch and below pylon wires to a stile on the road opposite the entrance to the country park.



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