Mugdock Castle – Path to Mugdock Castle loop from Blanefield

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Mugdock Castle – Path to Mugdock Castle loop from Blanefield

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Mugdock Castle – Path to Mugdock Castle loop from Blanefield

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12.1km

130m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2.17 km for 40 m

After 2.27 km for 19 m

After 4.67 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.28 km

Mugdock Wood Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

This heavy AA-battery was part of the defenses of the United Kingdom in World War II.

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1.93 km

Mugdock Castle

Highlight • Castle

Mugdock Castle stands on a rocky promontory which rises gently on its eastern and southern approaches but falls steeply away to the north and west. Protection to the east, north and west was provided by Mugdock Loch which was much greater in size in the Middle Ages than it is today. A ridge of volcanic rock running from east to west just south of the Castle kept the water level high. This provided the Castle with a natural defence on three sides making it difficult for attackers to mount an assault.. When this was removed by blasting in Victorian times, the level dropped by two metres.

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2.06 km

Path to Mugdock Castle

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A large chunk of the path from West Highland Way to Mugdock Castle. This path creates unique view and is a must see of the Mugdock Country Park

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3.58 km

Drumclog Bomb Hole

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun short fast trail with a couple small jumps

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6.21 km

Bardowie Reservoir Gauge Basin

Highlight • Lake

an aesthetically pleasing gauge basin

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6.38 km

Mugdock Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

The final point of the Katrine Aqueducts as the water travels from The Trossachs to Milngavie to serve drinking water to the people of Glasgow.
Built in the late 1800's, these reservoirs are a beautiful spot for a walk or cycle with good tracks following the perimeter.

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11.5 km

Craigend Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Built in 1812, this is the fragmentary remains of what was an extremely well-detailed and impressive country house, which continues to form a significant feature in the landscape. Although much of the original structure of the building has gone, and the building is a roofless, there is still sufficient fabric to show that this was a country house of some distinction with extremely good decoration and fine features. The fine carving to the parapet is especially distinctive. There is photographic evidence to show that the interior of the building continued the Gothic style and included a lavish rib-vaulted entrance hall. It is thought that the house began to lose its structure in the 1950s and 60s. The Gothic building style was fashionable in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was a romantic, highly decorative building type echoing interest in the medieval period and its values.

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12.0 km