DECEMBER

Date 2010	Grade	Title and Description
Saturday 4th December	B+	Beinn Odhar Mainly open hill sides with a return on the West Highland Way path. Terrain: Grassy hills with some very rocky areas and the usual quota of peat hags and boggy ground. Return on forest roads and paths. Distance: 14 km, duration 5½ hrs, total ascent 750m to max. ht. 901m. Start point: Dalrigh car park near Tyndrum. Distance from Helensburgh 38 miles. OS Map Landranger 56 / Explorer 364& 377, Grid ref: NS 344992. 0900 HRS DEPARTURE FROM HELENSBURGH PIER
Sunday 5th December	C	Yankee Road Built by the American forces during WWII North to the forest , then a circular walk in the forest before returning along Yankee Road. Terrain: Tarmac Road and forest track. Distance: 14½ km, duration 5 hrs, total ascent 442 m to max. ht. 453 m. Start point: Area by the entrance to Water works, just off the Haul Road. Distance from Helensburgh 8 miles. OS Map Landranger 56 / Explorer 347, Grid ref: NS 257904.
Sunday 12th December	B	The Strone and Beinn a Mhanaich (Monks Hill) A steady climb to 500m, over short grass and then along ridged Moorland with a dip, before the final climb to the summit. Terrain: Muddy farmland then short grassy hillside and later rougher hillside with tussocks and deer grass. Distance: 10 km, duration 5 hrs, total ascent 590 m to max. ht. 709 m. Start point: Lay-by near Auchengaich Farm on Glen Fruin Road. Distance from Helensburgh 7 miles. OS Map Landranger 56 / Explorer 347, Grid ref: NS 275900.
Saturday 18th December	B+	Beinn Luibhean (Hill of the little plant) A steady climb up the glen following the burn to Bealach a’Mhargaidh before a grassy climb to a summit in the very heart of the Arrochar Alps. Terrain: Partially along firm narrow path but mainly trackless moorland. Distance: 6 km, duration 4 hrs, total ascent 690m to max ht. 857m. Start point: Lay-by on right of A83 road, just beyond road bridge half way up Glen Croe. Distance from Helensburgh 23 miles. OS Map Landranger 56 / Explorer 364, Grid ref: NN 242063.