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Name: | Auchineden Hill |
Hill number: | 4995 |
Height: | 357m / 1171ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1668 Duncolm |
RHB Section: | 26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose |
County/UA: | Stirling |
Catchment: | Clyde, Catchment Boundaries, Leven (Dumbarton) |
Class: | Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 49407 80448 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 108m |
Col: | 249m NS491790 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 64 (1:25k) OL38 347 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 205 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked amongst the litter at Queen's view car park and took the path through The Whangie and return via the top. 
A couple of dog walkers about - views pretty good despite the weather | Buck | 12/03/2024 |
As others from the Queens veiw car park | Andrew Simmons | 22/11/2023 |
Up & down usual from Queens View car park. Perfectly pleasant. | Lynnebe | 09/09/2023 |
From Auchineden Farm (Edenmill) via John Muir Way to Burncrooks Reservoir. Then up through forest. After leaving forest path becomes very wet underfoot (a lot of rain recently). Up to summit of Duncolm. Return via Lily Loch and back to John Muir Way. Walked around north side of Burncrooks, then took path over moorland to the Whangie. Up to Auchinden Hill after the Whangie and then a different path back to John Muir Way and Auchineden. | Fife Walking | 13/08/2023 |
With CB. | JDBowers | 27/05/2023 |
Good path from the free Queens View car park. Visited the cairn & the trig. Foggy. No view! Down to The Whangie then back along good path to the car park. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 29/11/2022 |
Came over here from Duncolm. Wet conditions set in just as I arrived at the top, but it was still an interesting walk onwards to the carpark and main road. | Alex C | 24/10/2022 |
From Queen`s View Car park | colazione | 24/08/2022 |
From free CP to east. Obvious path - quite rocky. Better path (in my opinion) runs slightly higher - fork left by edge of forest (NS 5055 8090) | carole engel | 09/07/2022 |
Xmas Day visit from the Queens View CP through The Whangie to the pillar. Fantastic view to Loch Lomond and surrounding mountains | Wayne Mac | 25/12/2021 |
From Queens View carpark | Hirta | 24/09/2021 |
Up from the south by a good path When returning to Carbeth from Blackcraig Hill. Great coffee at St Mocha. | fasgadh | 21/06/2021 |
Best to get there early for a car parking space, great walk and must see The Whangie before you head back down | RoslynClimbsHills | 21/12/2020 |
Crossed the Kilpatricks from the South and approached via the farm shop. | JAdair97 | 28/10/2020 |
est date of latest ascent | lordtonult | 11/08/2020 |
From Queen's View CP up ridge and back below crags in brief blizzard. | sclater | 20/02/2020 |
Round to the Whangie first then up to top. Great view point. Heavy snow showers. With B and R. | jenx | 20/02/2020 |
Kristofer and I bagged this hill as we walked round The Whangie. | mixmax | 08/02/2020 |
Circuit of the Whangie | NooCrew | 16/06/2019 |
From Old Kilpatrick up the Slacks and Cochno Hill, along to Auchineden Hill and the Whangie, then back and over Duncolm to the start. A 29km epic in great company. | Chris Mac | 11/05/2019 |
On way to Duncolm. | Grinner | 19/01/2019 |
From car park to E. Very pleasant path and hill. | RobertP | 22/12/2018 |
Misty and wet. Up and over Auchineden to Whangie and back. Great walk. | Langbank | 11/11/2018 |
The Whangie - a playground for Weegies. Look out for the Sparrowhawk. | summitter | 10/11/2018 |
Quiet Saturday morning, low cloud and drizzle. With Bob on our way to the Marilyn. | Play2End | 04/08/2018 |
With Phil - good viewpoint in new area for me. | JohnIvor | 08/06/2018 |
From very full car Park at the east | vegibagger | 27/05/2018 |
From Queen's View CP. Returned via the Whangie. | summitsup | 15/05/2018 |
From Queen's View via the Whangie. | Chris Peart | 17/11/2017 |
With Chris Peart | Colin Crawford | 17/11/2017 |
With dziadzio from Queen's View CP then down to the Whangie and back to the car. | jackbien | 10/08/2017 |
With Jack from Queen's View CP then down to the Whangie and back to the car. | chrisbien | 10/08/2017 |
From Queens View, trig point then returned by The Whangie. | NormanW | 26/06/2017 |
Revisited with about 40 people as part of the YoSM 15th anniversary celebrations. | agentmancuso | 25/03/2017 |
Up here with a big group for a 10th aniversary of the yosm event ...... | 3 kinnears | 25/03/2017 |
A great short walk on a winter's day. Took the path through The Whangie from Queen's View car park and return via the cairned top, descending just before the mast. Ankle-deep snow, with superb views of the Loch Lomond islands and the Campsies in full winter raiment. | Nick Down1 | 24/02/2017 |
Veryhappybunny | 01/01/2017 | |
With the Whangie, nice autumn day, started early and missed the crowds | hillsman | 05/11/2016 |
First Scottish peak with Harri our son now living in Glasgow! | jpitches | 23/10/2016 |
Enjoyable walk from car park via The Whangie on a mostly cloudy but dry morning.Excellent views.With Bridget. | catman | 25/06/2016 |
With Catman. | rosiebridge | 25/06/2016 |
M O. From Queen's View. Easy stroll up via The Whangie to the top and then on to Duncolm via Burncrooks Reservoir. Return by same route. Sunny, windy with rain to finish 2.5 hr | Martin66 | 20/05/2016 |
On the whangie route, nice short trip on a dire day, a Hump with a carpark, nice.... | hils | 30/12/2015 |
Ran up to trig point and down through the Whangie after job interview at Glasgow office. Good short hill run. | GravelMonkey | 03/06/2015 |
done with chiara | JamiePhillips27 | 25/05/2015 |
from the cp in deep snow. | robertphillips | 30/01/2015 |
With Anne-Marie from Queen's View in torrential rain. Went via The Whangie which is more impressive than the hill! | citygent | 23/10/2014 |
Combined with the Whangie after reaching the summit. | Chris Mac | 25/08/2014 |
date estimated. Multiple ascents (sometimes on MTB) | raffemeister | 21/06/2014 |
Friday afternoon after work from Queen's view. 
Duncolm is nicer | Thearlaichdubh | 11/10/2013 |