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Name:Garrel Hill
Hill number:12813
Height:459m / 1506ft
Parent (Ma):1657  Meikle Bin
RHB Section:26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
County/UA:North Lanarkshire
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Clyde, Forth
Watershed:Firth of Forth, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Firth of Clyde, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Tump (400-499m)
(Tu,4)
Grid ref:NS 70450 81049
Summit feature:small cairn
Drop:60m
Col:399m  NS684807  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 64
(1:25k) 348 349W
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 64 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Carron Valley reservoir. Pleasant circular route - trees, sunshine, hail, rain and some great viewsBuck13/02/2024
From the E, dirt pull-in on minor road ~400m N of mapped view point/picnic spot. Good track to Tomtain first, then along to here for a N Lanarks completion.jonglew01/02/2024
After Tomtain, nice walking on good path.colazione19/05/2023
Easy enough walk from Tomtain on quite a muddy path. Back the same way.JAdair9726/01/2023
From Tak-ma-Doon road along grassy path to Tomtain, then on to Garrel Hill and Black Hill on very wet ground before heading across Meikle Bin (second visit) and down to Todholes.Fife Walking10/09/2022
From the Tak me Doon road to Tomtain and on to Garrel Hill, reversing the route back. Great views down the Forth Valley.summitter01/08/2022
From Tomtain along good track, small pile of stones at HP near trees.PeterD14/10/2021
A CW route from just N of Berryhill farm. NS 72899 80310.Follow track W. At the end of the track follow a wall up thro new plantation ride which leads to open ground. Thereafter animal tracks and ATV tracks to the summit. Then on good path E. to Tomtain. Then continue E. to the road and S. to the start.bjewing20/03/2021
Started by going up steps in the Kilsyth's L/A housing scheme to newish track leading to dam. Weather closed in for blizzard conditions. Onwards to summit, chapmen's graves and Tomatin. Returned directly by non-existent footpath to Garrel Burn and ironstone beds.lordtonult30/01/2021
Easy round from the south at Allanfaulds farm, up the weir access track. Cross at the weir, through gate and follow vague ATV trails to the main east west fence/wall. There's a proper track there more or less to the summit. On return can easily add the much drier Laird's Hill.Belfarm 24/06/2020
From Tomtain along squelchy path westwards to a junction of fences/wall. Over the fence and wall to follow grassy track to summit. Discovered waterproof boots do a good job of keeping water in once it goes over the boot tops. Back to car at viewpoint via TomtainJubilado19/03/2020
Continuation from Tomtain. Good path with occasional bog. Great vantage point on a glorious morning. North Lanarkshire completed. A county of contrasts!,Campbell Singer02/11/2018
From viewpoint cp.ngthack14/04/2018
After Tomtain. walk along wet ridge. Cross to S side of fence half way to drier 4wd track. Views in mist to NW. Back the way I came. Final N Lanarkshire UA TuMP.Thearlaichdubh29/08/2017
Tomtain and Garrel Hill from the viewpoint car park on the Tak me Doon road in the evening after work. Scenic but soggy.Nick Down129/07/2017
tomtain and garrel hill from viewpoint cp, final north lanarkshire tump.robertphillips03/02/2017
A pleasant walk from Tomtain. It is probably best to cross to the south side of the fence after descending from Hunt Hill.JohnW22/10/2016
Car park near the top of the Tak-ma-Doon road then right along the road to gain damp track to Tomtain and then onward to Garrel Hill before returning the same way.Dugswell211/10/2016
ATV track most of the way. Dry, sunny, calm, good views.iangalbraith30/05/2016
Tak-ma-doon car park, Tomtain and Garrel Hill and return. With Ben.hillsman08/04/2016
From E, car park. After Tomtain cross to S side of fence to avoid bogs. North Lanarkshire UA completion #6 of the weekend on a fine winter morn. Also my 1000th P30/Tump of 2015 - with 2 weeks to spare!RHW13/12/2015
After Tomtain. Back same way to Tak ma Doon road.Minto01/08/2015
Last hill done today of 7 hills in North Lanarkshire. This was by far the hardest. Wet underfoot but still a good walk. Now there are 8!Play2End11/07/2015
Circular from car park on Tak-Ma-Doon road including Tomtain and Garrel Hill. Light snow cover.neimcv15/12/2014
Kilsyth/Garrel Hill/Little Bin/Cort-ma-Law E Top/Cort-ma-Law/Campsie Glencampagvelocet07/08/2014
P just past the forest edge to the east. Path across both tops Tomtain and Garrel Hill. rain stopped just as I parked - saw nothing until almost back at the car.chrisbien06/10/2013
From Tak-ma-Doon road, clockwise Laird's Hill, Garrel Hill, Tomtain with Fiona.agentmancuso07/01/2001
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