Greenock Cut and Dunrod Hill
Date: 13 April 2024
Leader: Bernadette
Grade: C+
Number on walk: 14
Length 12.5 km. Ascent 300 m.
Hills climbed: Dunrod Hill.
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Setting off along a well-maintained section of the Greenock Cut
The Greenock Cut is an aqueduct which was designed by the engineer Robert Thom and built between 1825 and 1827 to supply drinking water and power for industry in Greenock. It remained in use until replaced by the Loch Thom tunnel in 1971.
Although there was a very strong wind we managed to find a sheltered spot for our morning break
Daff Reservoir can be seen through the mist as we reach the summit of Dunrod Hill
Our wet and bedraggled group on the summit of Dunrod Hill
This is the view of the Compensation Reservoir and Loch Thom from our second summit of the day – Hillside Hill
Our group around the small cairn on Hillside Hill
The weather improved as we descended to Greenock revealing this view of the distant Argyll hills
The earlier rain had left large puddles on the track back to Greenock at the end of our walk