West Highland Way: Trailblazer Ochils and Campsie Fells

 Bearsden & District

Finnich Toll to Balloch

West Highland Way - Map West Highland Way: Footprint Map


Photographs of a bike ride from Finnich Toll

 across Cameron Muir to Balloch Country Park.

Most of the route is along the
John Muir Way.

Views of the Luss Hills, Ben Lomond

 and the Campsie Fells.




Campsie Fells  from Finnich Toll

Campsie Fells

  from Finnich Toll

Finnich Toll Refers to the former Toll House

 where travellers paid a fee or toll for use of the road




Ben Lomond from Cameron Muir

Ben Lomond

from
John Muir Way

 across Cameron Muir

Cattle drovers used the track over Cameron Muir

 on their way to the market, or tryst, at Falkirk

 in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.




Signpost on John Muir Way

Signpost on John Muir Way





Wester Cameron Farm

Wester Cameron Farm

from John Muir Way





Stronend in the Fintry Hills from John Muir Way

Stronend in the Fintry Hills

from John Muir Way






Luss Hills from John Muir Way




Balloch Castle






Loch Lomond from Balloch Castle Country Park






Campsie Fells beyond Aucheneck House from John Muir Way

Campsie Fells

 beyond
Aucheneck House

 from
John Muir Way




Aucheneck House

Aucheneck House

An imposing Scottish baronial mansion.

James MacNair, 

a land improver and agriculturalist,

purchased the Aucheneck estate in 1828.

As well as improving the estate itself,

 he erected this mansion house.

 The Aucheneck estate was later purchased

 from Mr MacNair's trustees by John Wilson,

 who built a large addition to the house.


A Category "C" listed building





Aucheneck House

Aucheneck House

A Category "C" listed building



Aucheneck House

Aucheneck House

A Category "C" listed building





Map of Route from Finnich Toll to Balloch

Map of Route from Finnich Toll to Balloch


 
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Guide Books & Maps - Scotland:-


Western Scotland & the Western Isles OS Road Map Northern Scotland OS Road MapSouthern Scotland OS Road MapGlasgow Popular Hills - Map



Old Bearsden Glasgow - A Portrait  Glasgow from the Air  Glasgow - No Mean City  Lost Glasgow  Glasgow - The Real Gorbals Story  

Glasgow Visitor Guide - Colin Baxter Itchy Insider's Guide to Glasgow Glasgow Footprint Pocket Guide Glasgow Insight Pocket Guide Glasgow Guide Pub Companion Glasgow Scotland's Highlands & Islands - Rough Guide Scotland - Rough Guide

Glasgow Insight Pocket GuideCollins Street Map of GlasgowGlasgow: Then & NowThey belonged to Glasgow Phillips Street Atlas of Glasgow & West Central Scotland Glasgow: The Photographic Atlas100 Hillwalks around Glasgow 50 Walks in Glasgow & SW Scotland

Visit Scotland - Touring Guide Scotland: Where to Stay - Hotels & Guest Houses Scotland: Where to Stay - Bed & Breakfast Rough Guide ScotlandScottish Highlands & Islands - Rough Guide Scotland - Lonely PlanetScotland's Highlands & Islands - Lonley Planet Great Glasgow StoriesGlasgow & Surroundings - Insight Guide

West Highland Way: Official GuideWest Highland Way: Rucksac ReadersWest Highland Way: TrailblazerThe West Highland WayWest Highland Way: Footprint MapWest Highland Way - Map West Highland Way - Map West Highland Way Wet Highland Way - Official Guide

Munro Almanac The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club The Isle of Skye The Isle of Arran Wilderness Walks Ski Mountaineering in Scotland

More Wilderness Walks 50 Best Routes on Skye and Raasay Skye - W.A.PoucherMagic of the Munros Mountaineering in Scotland and Undiscovered Scotland by W.H.MurrayA Long Walk on the Isle of Skye

Classic Climbs - Central & Southern Highlands The Isle of Arran Lonely Planet, Walking in ScotlandPathfinder Guide: Skye and NW Highlands WalksPathfinder Guide: Fort William and Glen Coe Walks Rambler's Guide: Ben Nevis and Glen Coe50 Best Routes on Skye and Raasay - Chris Townsend











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