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Photographs of a walk to Dunellan

 above Jaw Reservoir, Cochno Loch

and Black Loch

in the Kilpatrick Hills

on the outskirts of Bearsden

Dunellan via the Black Loch

Path from Faifley to Cochno Road

Path from Faifley to Cochno Road




The Slacks from track to Muirhouses

The Slacks from track to Muirhouses




Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall from track to Muirhouses

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall

on Jaw Burn

from track to Muirhouses



Muirhouses in the Kilpatrick Hills

Muirhouses

 in the Kilpatrick Hills



House on Maidens Paps from path to Jaw Reservoir

House on Maidens Paps

 from path to Jaw Reservoir





Dunellan in the Kilpatrick Hills

Dunellan

 in the Kilpatrick Hills





Dunellan in the Kilpatrick Hills

Dunellan

 in the Kilpatrick Hills





Black Loch from Dunellan in the Kilpatrick Hills

Black Loch from Dunellan

 in the Kilpatrick Hills

Dumgoyne and the Campsie Fells

in the background




Cochno Loch and Cochno Hill from Dunellan





Glasgow, River Clyde and Jaw Reservoir from Dunellan





Glasgow and Jaw Reservoir on descent from Dunellan

River Clyde and Jaw Reservoir

from Dunellan




Trees and sheep on Maidens Paps on return from Dunellan

Trees and sheep

on Maidens Paps

 on descent from Dunellan




Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall on return from Dunellan

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall

on return from Dunellan




Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall on return from Dunellan

Grey Mare's Tail Waterfall 




Signpost on Cochno Road

Signpost on Cochno Road




Map of Dunellan and Black Loch

Map of Dunellan and Black Loch



Map of Jaw Reservoir and Cochno Loch






Map of Jaw Reservoir and Cochno Loch





Map of Black Loch and Dunellan ( Jesus' Thimble )

Map of Black Loch

and Dunellan





Map of Jaw Reservoir and Cochno Loch





JAW RESERVOIR - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

Location: Kilpatrick Hills
Map: OS Landranger 64{ GR471775 }
Distance: 10 miles { 16.5km }
Time= 5 hours 30 minutes
Terrain: track and path

The Kilpatrick Hills lie between Bearsden and Dumbarton overlooking the River Clyde and offer walks to distinct, if small, summits with fine views.
The terrain is mostly grassy moorlami with tracks and paths, giving fairty straightforward walking.
Duncolm, with its bun-shaped summit, is the highest point and the route here links it with Cochno Hill and The Slacks. two lower summits.
The route can be started from Duntocher via the Auchancraig path beside the Cochno Burn which leads to Cochno Road, or from the car park at GR 503740 on Cochno Road.
Exit back to the road, turn right and straight ahead on to the access road to Coclmo Farm, following a footpath signpost to Jaw Reservoir.
Leave the road on the right at another sign, go through a kissing gate, round a field to another gate, then straight on to another gate giving access to a track. Follow the track up and through the break in the trees from where a distinct path leads up to open hillside.
Keep right where the path divides, ascending beside the small Grey Mare's Tail waterfall to Jaw Reservoir.
Head left on a grassy track, keeping left where it divides, to gain the high ridge and summit of Cochno Hill.
From here. the route is clear. The Slacks lies to the west across the glen of the Loch Humphrey Burn and Duncolm to the north.
From the top of Cochno Hill descend the right-hand of two grassy tracks heading to the rightmost of the electricity pylons from where a stony track leads to the dam across Greenside resevoir. Cross over and ascend another grassy track to the trig point on top of The Slacks, and views to the Clyde and Erskine Bridge.
From the top descend a grassy track west for a short way, then sharply north-east to avoid a boggy area and gain a fence line on the craggy northern side. Follow the fence west along the crest of Boglairoch and down to the gravel track beside Loch Humphrey.
Head rightwards towards Duncolm, to where the track ends at a gate and a grassy track continues round Little and Middle Duncolm, to the final ascent to the trig point on Duncolm.
Descend south from the summit on a steep path beside at fence to a wall. which is followed to a stile giving access to a marshy path left of the fence.
Cross the burn. staying close to the fence to reach a stile and Greenside Reservoir. A path continues round the east side of the reservoir to the dam and the outward route, which is reversed to the start.


Map of Dumbarton Muir Reservoirs

Map of Dumbarton Muir Reservoirs

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