About us
Hi there! Welcome to the group :-) This group is part of Scottish Hillwalking & Activities Group - for walking/hillwalking events. The other part of the group is for climbing events and if you're interested in that, please join https://www.meetup.com/scottish-hillwalkers/
We're a friendly group that was founded in 2008 to be run by the members for the members. We encourage members to "own the group" and help keep the page active by hosting events, but there is definitely no requirement to do so.
We organise a wide range of walks year round including single Munros, multiple Munros, scrambling over ridges, weekends away and a selection of low level longer walks, pub walks and summer evening walks..
These shouldn't be considered "led walks" with a professional guide. Think of it more as going walking with a group of friends (and while you may not be friends with everyone at the start of the walk, you will be by the end of it!). However, everyone has to take responsibility for themselves as well as for each other, and everyone has a role to play (be it offering lifts to the start, helping with the navigation on the walk or bringing the jaffa cakes!)
The organiser of a walk or event is the point of contact for the walk. Organisers do not lead walks and are not responsible for others or instructing them. Organisers are volunteers who are sharing their own experience with others, so those of lesser experience should be aware of this.
The group is completely free to join, but we may occasionally ask for a voluntary £3 donation to help cover the cost of hosting the group on Meetup.com.
If you have some ideas for walks and activities or perhaps once you have been on a few events, would like to get involved in organising one, please send us a message via Mountain Goat's Meetup profile.
Look forward to seeing you on a meetup soon,
Mountain Goat
Upcoming events
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Ben Ledi moderate
·OnlineOnlineWalk up Ben Ledi
WALK STATS:
walk: 10 km
ascent: 770 m
time: 5 hoursthis is not an online event, meet up point
https://goo.gl/maps/Xe5YSCUk8Pzzf8MT9?g_st=ac
SUITABILITY
You must have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a moderate pace of approximately 3 km per hour.
You are responsible for deciding if this event is suitable for you, coming adequately prepared and looking after yourself on the walk. If there's any questions about suitability, please contact the organiser.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk with hillwalking boots, waterproofs, warm clothes, gloves and hat and food and water.
WEATHER FORECAST
Please make sure you check the weather forecast before you come:
Please remember to check the website the night before the walk - if the weather forecast is very bad we may change or cancel the walk, or move it to a different day.
Websites providing up to date forecasts.https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk
https://www.mwis.org.uk/LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will meet at the place provided in link above. If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one.If receiving a lift, agree beforehand with your driver how you're splitting costs, share contact details and keep car tidy.
Please arrive ready to walk. We will only wait for 5 minutes before leaving.
RSVPs
• Yes: You intend to come and will turn up.
If you can't make it, change your RSVP to NO to allow someone else to take your place.
If you need to contact me please drop message at main walk chat.
GROUP ETHOS
Please remember the organiser is not the leader of the walk - we lead ourselves and make decisions and walk AS A GROUP. If you don't like the sound of that, perhaps this walk is not for you :-)
Be considerate: Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code and be aware of farm animals, wildlife and nesting birds, keep all your litter and #TakitHame.3 attendees
Moderate: Stronend 511m from Fintry
Fintry Sports Centre, Kippen Road, Fintry, GBThe 511m hill Stronend, from Fintry Sports centre. An easy stroll to start to Culcreuch Castle, then a path till about 2/3 of the way up. It's a steeper and rough, pathless walk for a bit but that's a nice wee challenge? 🏔 Finally, there's a good path along to the summit.
Stronend, a 'Marilyn' is more commonly walked from the north but it has more character from Fintry. Great views to Fintry, flanders moss, carse of stirling and balglass corrie.
Dogs welcome but must be kept on a short lead near farmhouse (chickens running free!).
Meet at Fintry Sports & Recreation club on kippen road;
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UcrbnYDqzKTijVZ76We can enjoy a coffee or so at the Sports club after the walk.
For any queries on the day i'm on 07901 987769.TERRAIN
Mixture of good and feinter paths, pathless and steep for a short while winding through terraces/crags towards summit, we return same way.ROUTE
OS route: Fintry to Stronend part only of this route ; Walk Report - Up, along and down—the Fintry to Gargunnock high road • WalkhighlandsWALK STATS
Distance: 10 km /6 miles
Ascent: 460m
Time: 4 hoursSUITABILITY/PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
You are responsible for deciding if this event is suitable for you, coming adequately prepared and looking after yourself on the walk. If there's any questions about suitability, please contact the organiser.The Scottish Hillwalkers and Activities Group recognises that hill walking, scrambling and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
PACE
You must have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a **moderate pace**CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk, with waterproofs, warm clothes, gloves and hat and food and water.WEATHER FORECAST
Please make sure you check the weather forecast before you come:
Please remember to check the website the night before the walk - if the weather forecast is very bad we may change or cancel the walk, or move it to a different day.*MWIS
LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
Fintry sports centre to begin walking at 9.30.If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one. If receiving a lift plse share contact details.
Please arrive ready to walk and we will only wait for 5 minutes before leaving.
RSVPs
• Yes: You intend to come and will turn up.
If you can't make it, change your RSVP to NO to allow someone else to take your place.GROUP ETHOS
Please remember the organiser is not the leader of the walk - we lead ourselves and make decisions and walk AS A GROUP. If you don't like the sound of that, perhaps this walk is not for you :-)Be considerate:
Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code for COVID-19 https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/access-outdoors-during-current-coronavirus-outbreak-guidance-public-and-land-managers be aware of farm animals, wildlife and nesting birds, keep all your litter and #TakitHame.If you are unwell or have a cold/flu, please don't come on the walk. The hills will always be there and we will see you the next time.
19 attendees
Easy/Moderate : Crawick Multiverse/Kirkland Hill
Crawick Multiverse, Sanquhar, DG4 6ET, Upper Nithsdale, GBA trip to two locations which gives you the option of coming along for the full day or if you prefer just doing one of the walks.Firstly starting with a visit to the Crawick Multiverse near Sanquhar,a landscape featured art installation representing aspects of astronomy,there's an entry fee of £8.50 if you are coming along,details of the visitor centre here.
Home - Crawick Multiverse
For the second part of the day we head along to Kirkconnel for 1.30 pm to do Kirkland Hill which is a pleasant wander giving views over the Dumfries and Lowther hills area.Limited parking at the walk start so we will car share from the car park on Duke Street which is located off the Main Street in Kirkconnel.
TERRAIN
Grassy track leading up to the top of Kirkland Hill,it disappears near the summit but reasonable walking underfoot,have to cross over a fence at the final section.
Route details from Walkhighlands.
Walk Report - Kirkland Hill • Walkhighlands
WALK STATS
Map/Landranger 71 Lanark & Upper Nithsdale area
Distance: 5.85 km
Ascent: 338 Metres
Time: estimated 2.30/3.00 hours
PARTICIPATION STATEMENT
The Scottish Hillwalkers and Activities Group recognises that hill walking,scrambling and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death.Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
SUITABILITY
If you have a habit of putting your name down for walks and don't turn up or cancelling at the last minute don't sign up for the walk.You must have the fitness and stamina to complete the walk without difficulty. We will walk as a group at a moderate pace.
You are responsible for deciding if this event is suitable for you, coming adequately prepared and looking after yourself on the walk. If there's any questions about suitability, please contact the organiser.
CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
You must ensure that you come adequately prepared for this walk with hillwalking boots, waterproofs, warm clothes, gloves and hat and food and water.
WEATHER FORECAST
Please make sure you check the weather forecast before you come:
Please remember to check the website the night before the walk - if the weather forecast is very bad we may change or cancel the walk, or move it to a different day.
Websites providing up to date forecasts.
Kirkconnel (Dumfries and Galloway) weather - Met Office- LIFTS/MEETUP TIME
We will meet at the car park at Crawick Multiverse.If you are only doing the hill-walk there's a car park in Kirkconnell on Duke Street,we can car share from there if required to the parking area at the walk start point. If you need a lift please use the comments box below to ask for one.If receiving a lift, agree beforehand with your driver how you're splitting costs, share contact details and keep car tidy.
Please arrive ready to walk. We will only wait for 5 minutes before leaving.
RSVPs
• Yes: You intend to come and will turn up.
If you can't make it, change your RSVP to NO to allow someone else to take your place.
If you need to contact me on the day my number is 07757 940869,best to send a text message.
GROUP ETHOS
Please remember the organiser is not the leader of the walk - we lead ourselves and make decisions and walk AS A GROUP. If you don't like the sound of that, perhaps this walk is not for you :-)
Be considerate: Follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code for COVID-19 https://www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot/access-outdoors-during-current-coronavirus-outbreak-guidance-public-and-land-managers be aware of farm animals, wildlife and nesting birds, keep all your litter and #TakitHame.3 attendees
Past events
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