A 15 mile cycling loop through Glen Fruin, with spectacular views across the Firth of Clyde and the Gare Loch. Start from the John Muir Way marker on the Helensburgh seafront and plan on 2 hours for this challenging route on a mixture of single track and main roads. JMW – Helensburgh and Glen Fruin […]
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There are lots of great local business happy to welcome you and your dog! We also have many different types of walks and even run-free dog fields to keep your furry friend entertained. Walks There are a lot of great hill walks available locally such as along the Three Lochs Way, Ben Bouie, and the
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A 10 mile walking loop on Ben Bowie above Helensburgh, with spectacular views across the Firth of Clyde and Loch Lomond. This half-day walk follows the John Muir Way and Three Lochs Way to create a loop that has something for everyone, from the grand tree-lined streets of this Victorian resort town, to remote hilltops.
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A 6.5 mile walking loop around Helensburgh and Rhu, with great views across the Firth of Clyde, and lots of history along the way! This short walk is a great way to explore the immediate surroundings of Helensburgh initially along the John Muir Way before joining local footpaths to Rhu. The route passes Charles Rennie
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A great all terrain cycling loop from Helensburgh to Balloch, with spectacular views across Loch Lomond. This route has both on road and off road sections. For the section that follows the walking path, a suitable mountain or gravel bike with fat tyres is essential. The descent is somewhat technical in places but for experienced
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“There is both anecdotal and documentary evidence that in the 1930s Helensburgh was known as the Garden City of the Clyde.” In November 2007 the Helensburgh Study Group published a paper written by Dr Margaret Sheen that traced the history of the Garden City movement and Helensburgh’s claim to this description. Some of this blog
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Make Helensburgh & Lomond your gateway to Argyll this spring! 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 Spring day out. The town of Helensburgh is known as the ‘Garden City of the Clyde’,
A cup and ring marked rock dating from the Neolithic / Bronze Age (c. 3,000 BC), is on the hills above Helensburgh. Cup and ring marked rocks are often found on the edge of uplands with panoramic views, but there are very few of these rocks in this part of Argyll. This one is on
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Rest & Be Thankful is a famous viewpoint where Glen Kinglas meets Glen Croe in Argyll, Scotland. The Rest, as it is sometimes known, is a mountain pass 803ft above sea level, and is the high point on the route between Loch Long and Loch Fyne, an important link to Scotland’s west coast. The climb
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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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