Long Walk to Dumglow From Blairadam 10 miles

New walk to POSG, I invite you to join me in this 10 mile Grade C+ loop walk at a moderate pace to Dumglow in the Cleish Hills from Blairadam (by Keltyhill Wood). Great panoramic views are to be had from the top.

Our walk will start at the main lower car park at Blairadam promptly at 10am. There is ample parking at this location. Car sharing is encouraged by this group.

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We will thread our way through various forest paths and trails towards Loch Glow Reservoir (which is also a fishing loch), then onwards and upwards to ascend Dumglow to the cairn 379m which was once the site of a fort. Returning down the same route to The Inneans, we then bear north to the site of a fort at Dummiefarline, then pass north of Lurg Loch to meet up with forest access roads returning through Loutenstane Wood, Blairadam Forest and back to the car park for 3pm.

The total ascent will be around 340m

While not overly demanding technically, please ensure that you have the fitness to maintain walking at a moderate pace for 10 miles over some rough ground. We will stop for a short break around midway point so bring sufficient personal refreshments for the duration and conditions.

The route contains a varied mixture of walking terrain including muddy singletrack trails, some may be boggy and rough in places, forest access gravel roads, and a couple of short sections of quiet tarmac road.

Well controlled dogs are welcome on this route.

Note that there has been significant logging operations within Blairadam Forest area recently and some areas have restricted or no access, so our route is determined by those factors.

Health & Safety on walks ...

Hill and countryside walking, even at a low level, can pose a danger of personal injury. All participants should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions, involvement and enjoyment.
Participants are also responsible for ensuring that their walking gear is suitable for the nature of the walk and the prevailing weather conditions (which participants are responsible for checking) and for bringing adequate food and water supplies.

By signing up for this walk, you are confirming that you have fully read, understood and accepted the foregoing and following caveats, including that all participants join this walk of their own volition and are responsible for their own safety and enjoyment, and no participant is owed any formal duty of care by the group or by the walk leader.