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Name: | Ruchill |
Hill number: | 14306 |
Height: | 83m / 272ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1809 East Cairn Hill |
RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
County/UA: | Glasgow |
Catchment: | Clyde |
Class: | Tump (0-99m) (Tu,0) |
Grid ref: | NS 58036 68174 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground by main path |
Drop: | 30m |
Col: | 53m NS583679 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 64 (1:25k) 342 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 90 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Run from central station. Nice outing. Also visited the tower. With building etc there doesn't seem to be an direct link, but easy enough to drop down to Bilsland Drive. Also went up to the flag Post..Great view. | HardenC | 28/01/2024 |
Sunday morning walk from the west end after QOTSA | nix_snilloc | 19/11/2023 |
A stroll round the park | Lynnebe | 13/10/2023 |
Starting in East Kilbride a day of tumps by bus pass! Another disc gold course and info on the Glasgow club. | sarahk | 27/01/2023 |
I enjoyed walking around this park with great views over Glasgow | Andrew Simmons | 18/10/2022 |
From Possilpark station | hillsman | 18/04/2022 |
Flagpole and other top visited. | sclater | 13/01/2022 |
Bit of parkrun tourism whilst visiting Holly in Glasgow. Friendly parkrun with great inspirational chalk messages en route. | higlett | 20/11/2021 |
Decided to jump up after watching Thistle beat Morton 3-0. Flagpole then playpark hill. | JAdair97 | 28/08/2021 |
With dziadzio and Jack. | sophiabien | 17/08/2021 |
From canal back via East. Met entymologist photographing bugs | Thearlaichdubh | 16/06/2021 |
Had a couple of spare hours to spend. Up from Glasgow Centre - enjoyed Sighthill and the clay pits on the way and then down via Firhill. 
Views from the top possibly better with fewer leaves on the trees | Buck | 13/06/2021 |
Dry day. Good view over city | colazione | 24/05/2021 |
Train to Possilpark from where it’s only a short walk | hillsman | 01/04/2021 |
Pleasant walk along canal to park on best day (weatherwise)for yonks and before towpath closes at Stockingfield for up to 18months. | lordtonult | 19/11/2020 |
Same as last time from park gates to the south. | robertphillips | 04/07/2020 |
Walk along canal from Anniesland doing Ruchill parkrun route in reverse. Lovely clear day. | Thearlaichdubh | 13/03/2020 |
Tarmark path up through park. | vegibagger | 27/12/2019 |
Usual walk via canal bridge, then back home via Maryhill Central station aka Tesco Extra. Cold and sunny but haze hadn't burnt off. | Thearlaichdubh | 17/11/2019 |
Glasgow Central - Ruchill - Springburn Park - Queen’s Park - Glasgow Central: cheeky bike ride on a 5hr wait between trains at Glasgow taking a bike back from the Highlands. Nice that all three tops were in public parks. | Mark Jackson | 24/08/2019 |
Roadside parking (NS 5794 6792) near park gates. | jonglew | 04/05/2019 |
Overcast with a bit of drizzle via the canal footbridge above Maryhill Rd, still good views over the city before leaves come out. Back home via the canal to Anniesland | Thearlaichdubh | 07/04/2019 |
Lovely walk with sun shining on snow covered hills. Saw a very scared deer | Thearlaichdubh | 17/03/2019 |
Sunday morning walk from Queen Margaret Dr in driving sleet. | Thearlaichdubh | 10/03/2019 |
After timekeeping at Victoria Park Run. Good visibility. | Thearlaichdubh | 01/01/2019 |
After Springburn en route to Braehead for Christmas shopping. Heavy rain and low cloud meant there was little to be seen in way of views today. Nice park, maybe worth a visit in the summer | Jubilado | 20/12/2018 |
From Firhill side to summit which is a clear grassy mound at the side of the path, then up to the flagpole. A great viewpoint over most of Glasgow. | Chris Mac | 25/11/2018 |
From Bilsland Drive entrance. Glasgow completed. Another Victorian park with some modern features. | Campbell Singer | 19/10/2018 |
Glasgow completion in less than 150 minutes. | Barbara Singer | 19/10/2018 |
4th tump of 5 today, having climbed Craigend Hill, Douglas Park and Cairn Hill, taking the train from Westerton to Anniesland and then taking next train to Possil Park & Parkhouse station for an out and back to the high point, doing a loop from the park entrance. Obvious high point about 5m from path in the grass. Walked back to the station to take the next train to Queen street and then the first train out to my last Glasgow tump, Springburn Park... | Dazingdale | 28/05/2018 |
Snow and ice - no view | Thearlaichdubh | 04/03/2018 |
Part of warm up for parkrun | quadbarrel | 13/01/2018 |
From south up tarmac paths. | catman | 05/01/2018 |
From Glasgow Central, up through Firhill and into the Park. Visited the flagpole and the lower top before returning to the station via Possilpark. 6 miles in total and 800ft 
of ascent. | Andrew Pearson | 23/10/2017 |
As others, flagpole area is a great viewpoint for the city. | hillsman | 14/07/2017 |
On the way home from London. Parked in Bilsland Drive, following the path to the adjacent high point, standing on the inviting rock pinnacle, and walking up to the flagpole viewpoint, past an impressive array of azaleas and rhododendrons in flower. | Nick Down1 | 18/05/2017 |
Fine way to spend a few minutes during the raging of Storm Barbara! | Colin Crawford | 23/12/2016 |
With Jack | chrisbien | 22/12/2016 |
With dziadzo | jackbien | 22/12/2016 |
2nd time. | russell61 | 04/08/2016 |
Walked from flat via Clarence Dr, Hyndland Rd, Gt Western Rd, Queen Margaret Dr, Bilsland Dr to gate at bro w of hill then 5 Minutes to highpoint including flagpole. Fantastic viewpoint especially from flagpole. Do it when leaves are off the trees. Don't do it when Partick Thistle playing at home as busses park in Bilsland Dr. Also on 4/3/18 in snow and no visibility. | Thearlaichdubh | 17/07/2016 |
From North, to HP and then to flagpole with A. | PeterD | 16/07/2016 |
HP on grassy area off paths in park. | arranc | 11/06/2016 |
Visited the listed top, a grassy area off the park paths and then the higher flagpole top. Great views. | fasgadh | 30/10/2015 |
Parked at Bilsland Drive gate and walked to flagpole via high point. | neimcv | 01/10/2015 |
Had an interesting time navigating the motorways etc from Queens park, and settled to use the N gate. High fence surrounds Benview campus. Top point of road close to kids play area. | GordonAdshead | 16/04/2015 |
went to high point then to viewing area, final glasgow tump. | robertphillips | 08/01/2015 |
Flagpole & viewing platform at NS5779767964 is higher than natural top | Ramblingpaul | 03/12/2014 |
From Benview Street to the south at dusk. Which Ben I was supposed to see from there or the summit, I'm not sure! | Minto | 15/11/2014 |
Sunny, calm, nippy, storm passed, good views. Natives friendly. | iangalbraith | 14/11/2014 |
Wandered up after watching Thistle's last game of the season. | agentmancuso | 10/05/2014 |
Nice view of Glasgow. Grassy summit seems to have been modified. We also stood on the not remotely natural little rock pinnacle nearby. With Andrew Tibbetts and party on the morning of his wedding! | RHW | 19/10/2013 |
Top is sp ht or grass nearby | chrisbien | 20/07/2013 |
Sub-zero temperatures. Impressive hoar frost and significant lying snow. | campagvelocet | 22/12/2010 |
Explored the park while at Glasgow University on more than one occasion. | Dugswell2 | 20/10/1979 |
dickiewren | 04/12/2023 | |
Martin R | 08/08/2022 | |
Colin Crawford | 15/04/2022 | |
Duncolm | 24/10/2021 | |
Ben Rinnes | 30/09/2021 | |
Colin Crawford | 07/02/2021 | |
bjewing | 10/01/2021 | |
Sunhat | 02/06/2020 | |
hillhunter | 10/05/2020 | |
cmac | 01/03/2020 | |
lpmn | 29/12/2018 | |
PM | 19/12/2018 | |
Tricky | 21/09/2018 | |
GaryJones | 17/06/2018 | |
Colin Crawford | 30/12/2017 | |
andrew brown | 16/10/2017 | |
ngthack | 15/05/2017 | |
tenerifebilly | 04/08/2016 | |
Adrian | 18/06/2016 | |
russell61 | 11/04/2016 | |
tcrannoch | 24/06/2015 | |
chalky1953 | 25/12/2014 | |
ZanderH | 10/05/2014 | |
stevent0809 | 22/04/2014 | |
Colin Crawford | 07/11/2013 | |
richtea5040 | 19/10/2013 | |
Lindsay M | 19/10/2013 | |
ajwxyzt | 19/10/2013 | |
Rod M | 19/10/2013 | |
Blair282 | 31/12/2012 | |
Ken_Stewart | 19/02/2005 | |
49pp | 01/01/2000 | |
Play2End | 01/05/1983 | |
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