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Ruins of Lennox Castle – Lennox Castle Ruins loop from Lennoxtown

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East Dunbartonshire

Ruins of Lennox Castle – Lennox Castle Ruins loop from Lennoxtown

Moderate

4.2

(5)

22

hikers

Ruins of Lennox Castle – Lennox Castle Ruins loop from Lennoxtown

02:41

9.70km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 102 m for 58 m

Customers only

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

130 m

Glazert Country House Hotel

Highlight • Other

2

2.51 km

Confluence of Two Rivers

Highlight • River

3

2.89 km

Tree-Lined Pathway

Highlight • Forest

A dead stretch of road with no end and no beginning. Stunning in the summer, when the trees are in bloom.

Tip by

4

3.37 km

Lennox Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

last stretch is not suitable for road bike tyres, but worth getting off and pushing. Eerie place with an interesting history, look it up! There's a gap in the perimeter fence you can easily get through.

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5

3.76 km

Ruins of Lennox Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

The ruined remains of Lennox Castle.

Originally built in ~1840 as a private property it was sold to The Glasgow Corporation (predecessor to the City Council) in 1927 and turned into a hospital for those with learning difficulties.

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6

3.82 km

Lennox Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The eerie ruins of Lennox Castle are situated in a secluded and rural spot. Built in the 1830s, the castle was converted into a psychiatric hospital in the early 20th …

Tip by

7

4.85 km

Lennox Forest Gravel Road

Highlight • Forest

It’s worth the climb up passed the training ground on to the gravel section.

Tip by

8

6.70 km

Lennox Forest Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Easy access to a variety of hiking paths in the area. Some paths start as small dirt tracks and are difficult to spot, they’re on the north end.

Tip by

B

9.70 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.27 km

1.83 km

1.08 km

481 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

2.67 km

2.67 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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