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Name: | Stronend |
Hill number: | 1659 |
Height: | 511m / 1677ft |
RHB Section: | 26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose |
County/UA: | Stirling |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Forth, Leven (Dumbarton) |
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: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,DDew,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 62927 89472 |
Summit feature: | cairn next to trig point |
Drop: | 286m |
Col: | 225m NS676857 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 57 (1:25k) 348 |
Observations: | two grassy knolls nearby are lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 222 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
direct from nearest road west. Over two field gates. | jef | 11/06/2023 |
From Ballochleum farm. | colazione | 01/05/2023 |
Parked at fintry sports club. Had lovely cake coffee. Set off….followed some advice from another walker on line. Which took us a long way offf ….finally got on top of escarpment. Lost anybatv….lack of sense of humour until we saw the trig point …. No desire to do this again . | VerySlowPlodder | 04/07/2022 |
3rd time. | russell61 | 18/03/2022 |
Carleatheran and Stronend, near Kippen. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 02/03/2022 |
Started up the path from Culcreuch Castle. However, the overwhelming sense of deja vu was such that I realised that I had climbed this about a decade earlier (when the castle was open for food and drink) so turned around. Once home, my wife confirmed the ascent and my early onset dementia. | summitter | 21/11/2021 |
From Bailie Bow's Bridge (@ NS 6527 9222) via the Ballochleam track. I thought the ATV track and path from Ballochleam Spout made for an excellent moorland walk. Saw not a soul. Sadly, not enough energy (or time) for Carleatheran. | summitsup | 05/09/2021 |
From near Todholes (cp full) up wind farm tracks to Carleatheran (great views north). Then more wf road to works area where old track is joined. Easy atv track (path later) all the way to Stronend on super dry ground. Then came the walk along the pathless ridge - soul destroying. | SS | 01/08/2021 |
From Fintry Sports Centre via castle and farm on excellent track marked on OS map, then further pretty good tracks to summit. Tremendous viewpoint with view stretching from Arran to Arthur's Seat and the whole Trossachs laid out in front of you. | sclater | 18/07/2021 |
With my Sclater | Missphoton | 18/07/2021 |
An interesting and very enjoyable walk. From parking at Fintry Sports Centre, up the road leading to Culcreuch Castle, through lovely woods then open fields, the short cut through the woodsfrom the lake to the farm, then up the farm track to its end, beautiful fields and trees, fine views. I took the ATV track heading NE uphill but it expires at a BWF. Over this, then the route up becomes clear. Back E to cross the stream heading for a gate in a BWF by the upper wall below the crags. You can then see a grassy path going diagonally SE up the grassy hillside starting over the wall, easy to hop, at some small landslips. It emerges on a flat boggy area, heads N along the edge of this, swerving around a small crag to emerge on the moor. A mainly dry ATV track then leads along the edge of the moor to the summit. On the way back, easiest to follow the stream down to a gate in the BWF, then turn NW along a grassy track by a second gate to rejoin the main track. | Gill | 16/05/2021 |
Parked by bridge (NS652922), then long track past Ballochleam continuing to ridge, then over wooden gate and followed ATV tracks past grouse butts, becoming variably distinct footpath to summit, return same way | kdbennett | 30/04/2021 |
From Culcreuch Castle up through woods directly to last snow patch and onto plateau and trig. Returned by sheep tracks between the rock bands. Excellent views and interesting surroundings. | lordtonult | 24/03/2021 |
As per the WalkHighlands route info, up from Ballochealm Farm, over the bog to Carleatheran, then down through the windfarm and up more bog to Stronend. Very long day, mainly as I'm nit very hill fit. 
 
Sunny all day with a decent breeze. The views north into the Highlands were amazing. | chillyman8 | 21/03/2021 |
Carleatheran & Stronend from Ballochleam | thekirkie pirate | 03/03/2021 |
From Ballochleam (good parking at 652922). Rough path along burn for outward route. Easier quad bike track along edge of escarpment for return. Wet in places. All gates openable. | Fife Walking | 10/10/2020 |
Parked at Fintry Sports Club on Kippen Road - Across road & up hotel access road to passing place opposite lake; from here a short ATV track heads up through wood to farm - Up track to fence at 624882 & then ENE along fence line to wall at 628883 - Over collapsed wall to left of gate & then E. along Anton's obvious 'green path' which ends at NS 6309 8805 - Path/trod up to escarpment & then a decent path to the summit cairn & trig point; path stays close to edge of escarpment. (S) | gerrybowes | 30/07/2020 |
Parked on B822 by NW entrance to hotel (1:40). Past hotel and farm and up track nearly to its end. Followed fence NE, crossed an old wall then up over steep grass to plateau and thence along ATV track to summit. Warm; good views. Descended easily through the crags just E of summit, then followed prominent wall running SW parallel to Skiddaw scarp. Easy until I met thickets lower down and had a horrific struggle through gorse, hawthorn and deep bracken back to the hotel drive. Finished 16:20 | dbb | 24/07/2020 |
Earl's Seat, Stronend and Meikle Bin from Lennoxtown | ajwxyzt | 26/04/2020 |
Climbed from Craigend, north west of hill, parking just off road at NS622904 near a bridge. Headed across field to left corner, then up new forestry fence and up by an old wall, climbing the steep face with care and onto the top by the trig pt. 
3.39 km 1hour 10mins | Simon Winton | 13/01/2020 |
With half the GHC Sunday walk after giving up on the other half. Found them again bog hopping towards the escarpment. | Play2End | 12/01/2020 |
First decent day in weeks so I revisited Carleatheran and Stronend. Wet ground all frozen hard and superb views to the Highland Line | Colin Crawford | 31/12/2019 |
Group walk to Stronend from Kippen then down and up the windfarm track to Carleatheran as the visibility and view improved before returning along the excarpment path. A long but enjoyable hike in great company. | Chris Mac | 01/06/2019 |
With Carleatheran - a dreary 7 plus hour exercise in low viz navigation - thank goodness for the ATV tracks easing the way through the tussocky terrain. From Ballochleam, parking near the 'weak bridge' at NS 652922. An unhelpfull 'no parking' sign at the track start, a proliferation of fences inc E fences and several locked gates/hurdles further up detracted from any atmosphere of a warm welcome. Just above the 'Welcome to the Moors' sign, a locked wooden hurdle to the W gives access to a well defined ATV track which, after passing through a swamp and crossing Boquhan Burn, leads relatively easily to the top - watch out for, and take, a sharp R turn at a T junction at some rotting timbers. | Isbjorn | 20/03/2019 |
From Carleatheran with CM. Rough and wet going from the windfarm road at 668897.Followed an ATV track north of the Shelloch Burn to the 482 point then across rough ground to the summit. Mostly tried to descend the same way. The mist was down and light rain all day. Including Carleatheran it was 16 miles and just over 7 hours. Last hour was in the dark. Glad this one completed! | bolton | 05/12/2018 |
2of2: From east of Craigend Farm at 623906 | ChrisR | 16/10/2018 |
Ascended from the local snow patch (Beast from the East legacy) | quadbarrel | 06/05/2018 |
From B818 at Todholes. Used windfarm road until it turned away, Then over points 462, 461 and 482 to top. Some vague vehicle tracks at first then rough going from point 461. Down over Double Craigs to B818 near Gonachan Cottage. Bits of path at times. | Alan Moore | 18/04/2018 |
Magical walk with Susan, Holly and Lily. Thick, cold damp misty morning. From Fintry Sports centre past Culcreuch farm to summit and into a bright clear sunny day with a cloud inversion covering everything below us. Hilltops from Campsies to Ochils rising above cloud. 1/2 hours | alexmaclennan | 21/01/2017 |
First ascent from the north. Thanks for the route, Jonathan, an excellent way up, over rough pasture, steep but easy grass, then an excellent and exciting way through the crags | Colin Crawford | 31/10/2016 |
With Colin Crawford - excellent route. | Chris Peart | 31/10/2016 |
parked near road end for Ballochleam Farm and walked up path to Spout of Ballochleam. Followed ATV track for a bit then a real trudge to the top. The panoramic view to the North was stupendous. Followed up with a further trudge to Carleatheran. | georgeh60 | 20/10/2016 |
Parked Culcreuch, up track and through crags to summit. | AndrewFinnimore | 30/05/2016 |
With Jenx, from minor road to North, just beyond Craigend farm. Parking by gate to North tight but possible. Route as described by Jonathan Viewfinder. Up and down within an hour. A very good route, the final ascent through the crags appeared s through a man made channel. V nice line. | nordicstar | 03/12/2015 |
A great way up from gate at high point of minor road to the north. Easy underfoot after initial boggy ground, and a nice natural ridge line found. Then a lovely route through the crag to west of summit. | jenx | 03/12/2015 |
Stronend & Carleatheran same day, in a 24k circular tour from NS652992. Great views to the north. | GmacT | 01/05/2015 |
Did after Carleatheran | duchally | 10/03/2015 |
Parked in Fintry and followed the road to the Culcreuch Castle hotel. Took the track that climbs the hillside towards the escarpment. Clear visibility essential for picking a route through or around the cliffs. | Sprog | 20/10/2014 |
round of 2 including carleatheran from the north parked at bridge. | robertphillips | 15/08/2014 |
Climbed on return from Cartleatheran as per Walkhighlands route. The track from Spout of Ballocheam was in many places badly chewed up by quad bikes or Argos | TRG318 | 21/04/2014 |
Got permission from receptionist at castle to park at end of track to farm, followed track past farm to NS624882 turned right and followed fence NE to top corner over gate on left then over low wall onto green path followed this in an Easterly direction to flat area then North on paths to top. | Anton | 12/04/2014 |
Track goes to within 900m of summit | Galltywenallt | 29/09/2013 |
Second hill today cool, windy but sunny with Jim Bloomer. | Dugswell2 | 26/04/2013 |
From Fintry, via Culcreuch Castle Hotel and Farm. Took track to left of farm which zig-zags up flank of fell. Where track levelled off I headed NE, following a broken wall. Worked round lower crags above burn, and then steeply up to plateau south of crags to point where small burn flowed off plateau at NS 63094 88407. Then NNW to summit by boggy ATV/sheep track along rim of plateau. Returned the same way. | Man of Kernow1 | 04/01/2013 |
Solo. Parked at NS653922. Short stretch on road and then on track to Spout of Ballochleam. Followed a rough track, not shown on my OS 1:50,000 map, to summit. This track is much used lower down but the final bit to the summit is hardly discernable. At the summit is an ancient cairn with a stone-built trig point. | pwbellarby | 18/11/2012 |
From NW, starting at 623906, from where a track leads across part of the rough ground that must be crossed before reaching the steep face. The face becomes very steep near the top but the steepest section can be avoided by following a ledge round to the south west and approaching the summit from due west. | Topographer57 | 23/09/2012 |
Steep but pleasant ascent from B822 over Skiddaw. | JohnW | 22/10/2009 |
Revisit. Fine escarpment N and W. From NE, roadside parking just feasible near start of track. Various paths along escarpment. Back via Carleatheran. | RHW | 27/09/2009 |
Climbed with Carleatheran. Very rough going. Various inc JC and DC | Martin66 | 18/08/2009 |
First of several ascents from Gargunnock on a beer festival weekend. A sunny day with Martin66, JC, Shaky, Smithy & Harts. Wandered on towards Stronend. JC & Harts descended track near Spout Of Ballochleam. The rest of us ploughed on through the deep stuff to Stronend, Smithy spending more time on his knees than upright! Back via the inn at Kippen. | NotReallyABagger | 08/08/2009 |