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A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill


Postby Johnny Corbett » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:07 am

Route description: Carleatheran and Stronend, near Kippen

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Carleatheran, Stronend

Date walked: 14/09/2012

Time taken: 5.4 hours

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Took the Walkhighlands route, over to Carleatheran first and then over to Stronend. Tracks for most of the walk and very boggy in places. It was quite a windy day and missed most of the rain as it bypassed me to the west and north. The two large cairns are great windbrakers, spent thirty minutes at the first one having an early lunch and getting shelter from the wind and a ten minute shelter break at the second one.
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Stronend

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Carleatheran

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Towards Callander

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Carleatheran

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A wee cairn enroute

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Two small Lochans

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The Ochils

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View north

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The summit

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Ben Lomond to Ben Ledi

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Sunny Flanders Moss

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Stronend

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Stronend summit

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Meikle Bin

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SW from the summit

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Lake of Menteith
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Re: A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

Postby ChrisW » Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:25 pm

Great photos of a good long round Johnny, nice that the rain decided to avoid you most of the time too :wink: Looks exactly like the kind of hike I loved when I was in Scotland, the sub 2000's are fantastic and always make for a really enjoyable day without working your ass off :lol:
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Re: A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

Postby Stuart Angus » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:34 am

I'm ashamed to say I've never done these and they're right on my doorstep.............I'm gonna make a point of doing them now though! Nice one JC 8)
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Re: A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

Postby mountain thyme » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:19 pm

You stick to these wee hills.... and ill take you out on the big ones :D
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Re: A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

Postby Johnny Corbett » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:11 am

ChrisW wrote:Great photos of a good long round Johnny, nice that the rain decided to avoid you most of the time too :wink: Looks exactly like the kind of hike I loved when I was in Scotland, the sub 2000's are fantastic and always make for a really enjoyable day without working your ass off :lol:
Cheers Chris :D
Stuart Angus wrote:I'm ashamed to say I've never done these and they're right on my doorstep.............I'm gonna make a point of doing them now though! Nice one JC 8)
Keep them for winter when the ground will be nice and hard :wink:
mountain thyme wrote:You stick to these wee hills.... and ill take you out on the big ones :D
Thanks, i can't wait :crazy:
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Re: A Fintry Hill and a Gargunnock Hill

Postby pollyh33 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:36 am

Glad you had a smashing wee day out on these gentle hills :D 8)

No idea where they are but they look smashing :thumbup: :thumbup:
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