Dumbreck from Clachan of Campsie
Date: 29 November 2025
Leader: Idris
Grade: C+
Number on walk: 18
Length 15 km. Ascent 490 m.
Hills climbed: Dumbreck
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The view ahead as we climbed alongside the Finglen Burn towards Dumbreck
The view looking southeast from the southeast ridge of Dumbreck
We had a short break at the triangulation point on Dumbreck – it was too cold to stay for long!
Our leader talking to the group before leaving the plateau and descending to a more sheltered place for lunch
After lunch we returned to the valley floor
Heading east along the closed Blane Valley Railway
(The railway was opened, to passengers, in 1867 but closed, to passengers, in 1951 and lay derelict until converted to a cycle path during the late 1980s)