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Photographs of a circular traverse of the ridge above Glen Finlas

 including Creag an Leinibh and Beinn Ruisg
 

in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond


in the Southern Highlands of Scotland


Creachan Hill above Glen Finglas

Creachan Hill

above Glen Finlas 




Shemore farmhouse in Glen Finglas

Shemore farmhouse

 in Glen Finlas




Conic Hill above Loch Lomond





Creag an Leinibh at head of Glen Finglas

Creag an Leinibh

at head of Glen Finlas




Creag an Leinibh from Finglas Reservoir

Creag an Leinibh

from Finlas Reservoir




Creachan Hill above Finglas Reservoir and Loch Lomond

Creachan Hill

above Finlas 
Reservoir and Loch Lomond



Ben Lomond from Creag an Leinibh

Ben Lomond

from Creag an Leinibh





Beinn Chaorach from Beinn Ruisg

Beinn Chaorach

from Beinn Ruisg





Beinn Ruisg on traverse to Creachan Hill

Beinn Ruisg

on traverse to Creachan Hill





Loch Lomond from Creachan Hill

Loch Lomond

from Creachan Hill





Balloch at southern end of Loch Lomond from Creachan Hill

Balloch at southern end of Loch Lomond

from Creachan Hill





Rossdhu Estate from Creachan Hill

Rossdhu Estate

from Creachan Hill





Glen Finglas






Glen Finglas from Milarrochy Bay

Glen Finglas

from Milarrochy Bay on Loch Lomond





Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

Finlas Reservoir in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond



BEINN RUISG - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

Location: Loch Lomond, Arygll and Bute
Map: OS Landranger ( GR 363 883 )
Distance: 10 miles ( 16.5km )
Time: 5 hours 20 minutes
Terrain: road and path

The most southerly of the so-called Luss Hills offer an excellent hillwalk with fine views down the Clyde and across Loch Lomond. This horseshoe route ascends the hills surrounding the Finlas Water reservoir and while the hills are rounded and not particularly high, the glens dividing them are deep and steep sided, with well-defined and rocky corries.
Park in a lay-by at the start of the A81|7 to Garelochhead, where it leaves the A82 at the south end of
Loch Lomond.
Walk back down the road a short distance and follow the private road on the left to Shegarton, Shemore and the Finlas Water treatment plant.
Ascend steeply to Shemore Farm and go through the gate on the left, passing a cottage and a hillfort beyond with prominent circular fortifications, to where the road levels out and ascends more gently to the dam.
Follow the road to its end and go round the back of the buildings to ascend the left side of the grassy dam to an old metal stile giving access to the open hillside. Ascend steadily rightwards to gain the broad ridge and fenceline, with views north over the reservoir to the highest hill on the route. This hill is unnamed on the map, but has a spot height of 693m / 2274ft.
The going is quite marshy initially but soon dries out, following sheep paths and ATV tracks alongside the fence and round the craggy Coire Cuinne to the summit of Batcnock ( 638m / 2093ft ).
Follow the fence north then sharply west to the top of the unnamed hill, marked by a small cairn. Leave the main path, continuing north then east beside the fence and descend steeply to the col, then over point 657m / 2156ft to the top of Beinn Ruisg ( 595m / 1952ft ). From here the route flattens into a long moorland ridge, characterised by peat haggs on its southern slopes.
The fenceline sticks to the ridge and a surprisingly pleasant line can be followed until the penultimate top, where the fence veers off north towards Glen Luss. The entire ridge offers an unrestricted view over Loch Lomond and the line of the Highland Boundary Fault Continue on the ridge to reach the final highpoint at Creachan Hill ( 536m / 1759ft ). Its south~eastern flanks are surprisingly rocky,
so it's best to pass directly over and descend to a wall markingthe old upper boundary of Shemore Farm. Follow the wall down for a short way before descending directly through rough sheep grazing to gain the access road.




Map for Beinn Ruisg in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

Map for Beinn Ruisg in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond



Map for Beinn Ruisg in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

Map for Beinn Ruisg in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

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