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Name: | Mount Zion |
Hill number: | 12996 |
Height: | 171m / 561ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1668 Duncolm |
RHB Section: | 26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose |
County/UA: | East Dunbartonshire |
Catchment: | Clyde |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | NS 53209 77358 |
Summit feature: | ground by trig point |
Drop: | 40m |
Col: | 131m NS528773 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 64 (1:25k) 348 |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 42 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at Craigallion Bridge and headed through the golf course avoiding golfers. | Crumblie2 | 03/11/2023 |
Parked at Craigallion bridge and up to trig point through golf course. | colazione | 14/09/2022 |
From the clubhouse, through a row of trees separating the two courses until reaching a driving range. Not in use, so up the sloped range and on to the summit. Lovely course ... will bring my clubs next time! | summitter | 05/08/2022 |
Parked by bridge to SE where WHW crosses road. Short walk west along road to rusty gate and onto GC by 6th Green. Up side of 7th and 8th and then across 9th and up to trig and HP. | PeterD | 13/05/2022 |
Sun out after a heavy deluge meant I had the course to my self | Adrian | 06/04/2022 |
Parked at the side of the Mugdock Road and headed over the golf course. | JAdair97 | 29/08/2021 |
CW walk from B821.WHW south to Mugdock then return via Hilton Park golf course then to Carbeth Hill. | bjewing | 01/02/2021 |
From the rusty gate to south of golf course. Through the golf course. Along the ninth before venturing round to west side of the final mount. Immaculately tended golf course in great condition. | Campbell Singer | 09/10/2020 |
From Milngavie followed WHW to wall at NS53452 77944. 
Followed wall to left around deer fence to bridge over burn onto golf course at NS53236 77894. 
Crossed fairway then straight up to trig. | cmac | 11/06/2020 |
est date. From Craigton over golf course, up to cairn on opp side of A809 to 356trig. Pre tumping days. | lordtonult | 15/04/2020 |
From the house. Used deserted golf course, sunny but cool breeze. | iangalbraith | 14/04/2020 |
Parked at 525773 and up across golf course on a wild winter's day - naebody aboot. Looks like golfers could be avoided by going up from West Highland Way from NE of the summit. | sclater | 20/02/2020 |
After Gallow Hill. Walked down Khyber Pass road, across bridge, and onto golf course through superfluous gate. Keep to right hand fairway [7th hole] and then turn left at 8th hole. Trig point not visible until scramble up hill [bracken] on right hand side of fairway. Very few golfers about. Back same way and walked West Highland Way to Milngavie for bus to Glasgow. | russell61 | 14/02/2019 |
A foggy morning turned into a sunny afternoon. Golf course was snow bound so had the hill to myself. | hillsman | 01/02/2019 |
parked layby to the east, midday a lot of golfers around. | robertphillips | 03/02/2017 |
Riverside path from Craigallian, then brief ascent to golf course on the other side. Trig point summit with good views. | neimcv | 04/01/2017 |
Round of Mugdock, Gallow Hill and Zion from Milngavie train station. Follow your nose up the side of the fairways. Good views of the Campsies. Back via WHW. | Thearlaichdubh | 10/11/2016 |
P by WHW along road to gate then as Minto. Top at 07:52. Flags being put in on the way down. | chrisbien | 10/07/2016 |
Hilton park golf course from the south road 8am bright start just starting to get blowy and spots of drizzle. | vegibagger | 24/05/2015 |
From minor road to SE. Park by gate, nr 6th green. Additonal parking to E by WHW. Up LHS of 7th + 8th fairways. Cross boundary fence near red + white marker post in middle of fairway for faint path to summit. | Minto | 14/12/2014 |
En route to Auchineden Hill from Milngavie. | campagvelocet | 20/02/2007 |
Parked on minor road to south. Perfect view of Dumgoyne. | agentmancuso | 19/01/2007 |
Date to be amended | ARM | 01/01/2005 |
RHW | 27/12/2003 | |
Lynnebe | 26/03/2023 | |
stevent0809 | 13/12/2021 | |
Colin Crawford | 28/02/2021 | |
Blair282 | 18/10/2020 | |
clanbonham | 21/05/2020 | |
Grimpeur1234 | 02/05/2020 | |
Sunhat | 13/04/2020 | |
NormanW | 10/11/2019 | |
clique | 28/09/2019 | |
hillhunter | 03/11/2018 | |
Aqyx | 28/05/2018 | |
Colin Crawford | 28/09/2014 | |
ajwxyzt | 12/10/2013 | |
buggerlugs | 10/08/2013 | |
chalky1953 | 22/04/2010 | |
Ken_Stewart | 01/01/2002 | |
49pp | 01/01/2000 | |
Belfarm | blank |