Photographs of the Community of Carbeth
near Craigallian Loch on the West Highland Way
The
Carbeth Inn
This old Stirlingshire inn near the route of the West Highland Way dates back to 1816 |
Huts
in the Carbeth Community
The huts are for weekend and holiday use and have been set up on the Carbeth estate since 1920. |
Dumgoyne from
Carbeth Loch
|
Carbeth
House
|
" The
Fire " Memorial
at Craigallian Loch
on the West Highland Way from Mugdock Country Park to Carbeth The Fire at Craigallian Loch was
a beacon of hope to many poor,
out-of-work, young people in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Many of those who sat around its flames were an inspiration to a later generation of walkers and climbers. By its flickering light were born famous mountaineering clubs such as the Creagh Dhu, Lomond and Ptarmigan clubs. The memorial on the site of the fire has been erected to commemorate this legacy. |
Route Map
of Carbeth Walk
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FAIFLEY TO CARBETH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
Location: Kilpatick Hills
Map: OS landranger 64 ( GR51 1729 )
Distance: 6 miles (10km)
Time: 3 hours
Terrain: paths; marshy in places
This walk follows the route over the eastern end of the Kilpatrick Hills taken by generations of Carbeth hutters since the 19305.
The Carbeth community, at the northern end of Craigallion Loch, is one-third of the way towards raising £1.75 million for a community
buyout of the 140 huts on the site.
Public transport, or a very willing car driver, is needed for this route, which starts from the Faifley bus terminus.
The 62 bus offers a direct service from Hope Street, Glasgow.
Sections of the route are muddy and good footwear or wellingtons are essential.
From Faifley terminus walk north up Faifley Road and continue on a gravel path to reach Cochno Road.
Go right then left to a track and path signposted Craigton. The path heads off left from the start of the
track through grass to gain an elevated woodland strip. Go through a kissing gate where the woods end
at a field of rough pasture. The lowest lying section is fairly marshy, but things improve as height is gained.
After another kissing gate the path continues over Douglas Muir beside a sand and gravel quarry.
The route is obvious, if marshy in places, and leads round to a wall and a stile at the end of a grassy track,
which in turn becomes a metalled track. Pause at the gate where the track swings right to
Tambowie Farm and admire the open views east across the Craigton Burn to the northern fringes of Milngavie.
Leave the track and descend beside the burn to the road for a short while. Visibility is generally good
until the final bend, where care should be taken. Turn right on to the minor road and descend to
Craigallian Bridge over the Allander Water. The West Highland Way starts just beyond the bridge and
offers two options. Turning left to Carbeth gives a six-mile (lokm) walk if returning by bus ( 5.02pm on
Saturday, none on Sunday ). Turning right to Milngavie also gives six-mile walk with a return by
train (regular Saturday and Sunday). The Way is well signposted in both directions.
If continuing to Carbeth follow the route past the Craigallion Fire monument commemorating the
adventurers of the 1930s, many of whom were Carbeth hutters, a.nd Craigallion Loch to where a
path signposted Cuilt Brae goes off left. Follow this to a road, then keep left ascending through the huts
to a final descent to the Carbeth Inn and a bus stop.
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