Campsie Cliff to Earl’s Seat via Slackdhu
Date: 01 April 2023
Leader: Sieglinde
Grade: B+
Number on walk: 7
Length 16 km. Ascent 805 m.
Hills climbed: Slackdhu 496m, Owsen Hill 504m, Earl’s Seat 578m.
Follow the pipe track from Strathblane then climb steeply up the cliffs to Slackdhu, continue to Earl’s Seat via Owsen Hill. Return via Garloch Hill and the base of Dumgoyne to pick up the pipe track back to the to start.
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A brief pause before starting the steep climb up the Black Craig escarpment
Climbing the escarpment with a view northwest to Loch Lomond
The summit of Slackdhu. Dumgoyne and Loch Lomond can be seen in the distance
Dumfoyn and Dumgoyne seen from near Slackdhu
The highest point of the day – The summit of Earl’s Seat
Our group resting at the cairn on Ballagan Tops during the return to Strathblane