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Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

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Dumbarton East And Central

Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

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Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

03:27

33.0km

900m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 3.82 km for 468 m

After 5.16 km for 112 m

After 12.7 km for 164 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.36 km

Technical Section at the Top of Lang Climb

Highlight • Climb

Loose rocks over mud in winter, loose rocks over sand in the summer. Slippery all year round.
Be mindful of hikers, visibility is obstructed by bushes at the top.

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5.37 km

Muddy Path Below Rocky Cliff

Highlight • Trail

Nice short descent. Loose rocks over mud.

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6.01 km

Black Linn Reservoir

Lake

12.9 km

Duncolm

Peak

17.0 km

Winding Path Through Heather Hills

Highlight • Trail

17.4 km

View from Kilpatrick Hills Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

17.8 km

Loch Humphrey

Highlight • Lake

22.1 km

Kilpatrick Braes Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Highly recommend but seriously: this isn’t for the faint hearted. Likely the hardest climb you’ll find around glasgow. Turns to gravel just as the incline starts to get serious: would …

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24.9 km

Loch Humphrey

Lake

25.6 km

Loch Humphrey

Highlight • Viewpoint

keep going it's worth the climb

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30.0 km

Overtoun House

Highlight • Cafe

Overtoun House is a 19th-century country house situated on a hill overlooking the River Clyde. The house is a good example of Scottish Baronial architecture. The house and grounds are …

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33.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

12.9 km

2.54 km

586 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

8.10 km

7.51 km

2.37 km

1.72 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

Technical Section at the Top of Lang Climb

Muddy Path Below Rocky Cliff

Winding Path Through Heather Hills

View from Kilpatrick Hills Trig Point

Loch Humphrey

Kilpatrick Braes Climb

Loch Humphrey

Overtoun House

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