Activities in Helensburgh and Lomond District
The Hidden Heritage Trail is a 3.5 mile (5km) circular walking route between Arrochar and Tarbet. This narrow strip of land between Loch Lomond and Loch Long (one of the Clyde Sea Lochs) has long been an important place, and has been inhabited for thousands of years. The local place names reflect the area’s history […]
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There are 5 Corbetts (Scottish Mountains between 2,500 and 3,000 feet high, with at least 500 feet of descent on all sides) in Helensburgh and Lomond – Beinn a’ Choin, Beinn Luibhean, Ben Arthur (The Cobbler), The Brack and Ben Donich. Route descriptions courtesy of Walk Highlands. Please visit their website for detailed route information,
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Make Helensburgh & Lomond the gateway to your Argyll adventure! Only 45 minutes by train from Glasgow, and within easy reach of both the west coast and central belt of Scotland, Helensburgh & Lomond is the ideal location for an outdoor adventure. Walking, hiking, munro-bagging, gorge-walking, cycling, mountain-biking, e-biking, wild swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding, windsurfing, sailing, wakeboarding,
Helensburgh Festive Lights are spectacular, the “Best in the West”. Enjoy walking in the fresh air along the promenade of our seaside town and let the lights lift your spirits! The Helensburgh Festive Lighting Charitable Trust volunteers, known as the “Helensburgh Elves” work for Santa and light up the town each year with one hundred and
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You & Sea offer RYA Marine Training from the Gare Loch, on the west coast of Scotland and within easy reach of Glasgow. Training: Loch Long, the Holy Loch and the upper reaches of the River Clyde are all within easy reach, with Bute, Arran, the Cumbraes, the Kyles of Bute and Loch Fyne not
The ScotRail Highland Explorer has been designed to support active travel, with space and storage to take bikes, skis, or other sporting gear. There are lots of fantastic activities all along the route, and you can download a map of all the stops and activities from the new Rail and Trail website. Below are some
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Helensburgh and Lomond has lots of opportunities for wellness and relaxation, from a slow adventure to a relaxing spa day! If there is anything the pandemic has taught us, it is to slow down a bit and think about our own personal wellness and wellbeing. Typical activities that might encourage wellness are slow adventure, a relaxing
There is a huge variety of watersports on offer, both on Loch Lomond and the Clyde Sea Lochs If you are visiting the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, there is a lot of detailed information at their website at https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/things-to-do/water-activities/including information on how to enjoying swimming and boating safely in the Park. VisitScotland also
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There are 4 Munros (Scottish Mountains over 3,000 feet high) in Helensburgh and Lomond – Beinn Ime, Ben Vorlich, Beinn Narnain and Ben Vane. ‘Munros‘ are named for Sir Hugh Munro (1856-1919), who published a list of Scottish mountains over 3,000ft in the Journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1891. There are currently 282
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A 150km trail around the west coast of Scotland between Helensburgh and Ganavan. The Trail incorporates ten access points and the Crinan Canal, and can be done as day trips or a multi-day expedition. Full route information can be found at the Argyll Sea Kayak Trail page at the Wild About Argyll website. A PDF
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