Loading...
Name:Balcnock
Hill number:3985
Height:693m / 2274ft
Parent (Ma):94  Beinn Chaorach
RHB Section:01E: Loch Long to Loch Lomond
County/UA:Argyll and Bute
Catchment:Leven (Dumbarton)
Class:Hump, Simm, Graham Top, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,Sim,GT,Y)
Grid ref:NS 30309 91417
Summit feature:small cairn W of fence
Drop:116m
Col:577m  NS295916  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 56
(1:25k) OL38 347
Survey:obvious summit
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

Show Map

View on: Geograph  OS Maps  Streetmap  Magic  NLS  OTM

Full screen map

Show/hide GPS File for mountains/markers shown

Show/hide GPX File for mountains shown

Photos
Hill summit photo
(where available)
Hill portrait photo
(where available)

Click on a photo link to view photo on the hillsummits website

To contribute a summit or portrait photo for a hill
please contact the hillsummits website

N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way.  Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land(*).
*For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.
Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass.  Please quote the hill number and hill name.

Logged Descriptions  (logged by 99 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From A817 at Ballyvoulin Farm: Auchengaich Hill, Beinn Tharsuinn, Beinn Chaorach and Balcnock.TRG31806/03/2024
Simon Winton13/12/2023
iainwalton06/12/2023
saas06/10/2023
pattoland26/06/2023
Along ridge from Beinn Tharsuinn. NNE to Creag an Leinibh.Minto22/12/2022
49pp22/11/2022
From Luss we walked up the Glen Luss road then track to just shy of Gleann na Caorainn, where the track crosses the Luss Water. Straight up to Beinn Chaorach for a loch-tastic view and lunch, then eastwards over Beinn Tharsuinn, Balcnock, Creag an Leinibh and Beinn Ruisg. NE down Ruisg's wide flank to where the Sron an Laoigh and Auchengavin burns meet .... quite a lot of bracken near the bottom to thrash through. After a couple of waterfalls an overgrown track on the west side of the conjoined burn is reached, which in-turn leads to a hard track to Auchengavin house and the minor road back to Luss beyond. Great walk in sunny weather. 5.25 hrs total.summitter24/09/2022
A circuit from Bhaile a' Mhuilinn and back via Auchengaich Hill. Superb sunny afternoon with amazing visibility. The Crianlarich hills present a wonderful jaggedy ridge from the summit.sclater05/06/2022
With SclaterMissphoton05/06/2022
And 06/10/2023chrispine12/05/2022
Circuit of Glen Finlas from layby on A817, close to A82 junction. Balcnock, Beinn Tharsuinn, Creag an Leinibh and Beinn Ruisg. Cloud down to 450m, so very pleased to be able to follow the fences.PGCE03/05/2022
Lindsay M10/04/2022
JimH5824/01/2022
Robin5617/01/2022
Horseshoe from Glen Fruin. Nice runnable ridgelines.Iloveducks29/07/2021
Rannoch_Monkey02/06/2021
ThickIce03/04/2021
nialliain22/01/2021
sarah mundell10/10/2020
One of a string of Tumps on descent from Beinn Chaorach to Glen Luss.quadbarrel19/07/2020
Grimpeur123430/04/2020
Fletch17/04/2020
Evening ascent from Glen Fruin for my Covid-19 daily exercise allowance. A bit hazy but views to Loch Lomond and Arran.sclater13/04/2020
Small cairn on wide grassy ridge in between Beinn Tharsuinn and Beinn Ruisg. Sleety squall passed, sunny again.Denise 19/03/2020
Levelish summit of grass/moss with a few rocks at high point. Snow squall passed and sunshine returned. Great views of rugged snow covered mountains to the N, sea lochs and Clyde to S.RichardM19/03/2020
Circuit from layby at bottom of A817 via Shemore and including Beinn Ruisg, Creag an Leinibh, Balcnock, Craperoch and back by Shantron. Fabulous sunny views of Loch Lomond, Loch Long, Bute etc.sclater04/02/2020
From old road at 274900, contoured round Tharsuinn to Balcnock then Creag an Leinibh.Returned over Tharsuinn.NormanW20/01/2020
From Beinn Tharsuinn KeithByTheC30/08/2019
BaggerGutt30/08/2019
Parked on the old road in Glen Fruin, up over Beinn Tharsuinn, then across to Balcnock. Good views of surrounding hills. Pleasant walking. Contoured below Beinn Tharsuinn from the col on the way back.LizH08/08/2019
PeterAH08/08/2019
cmac12/07/2019
weaselmaster14/02/2019
MMC walk with Jon Moss and Donald Irving. 4 hour round. better weather than the dreadful forecast though did get 20 minutes of freezing rain.alexmaclennan15/12/2018
lordtonult15/12/2018
From lay-by on A817 nearest the A82, walked up road to Glen Finlas Resevoir, crossed the dam and then clockwise circuit of Craperoch, Balcnock and Creag nan Leinibh.benalder28428/10/2018
Kompass24/06/2018
4th hill of 14 today on an epic horseshoe of the Luss Hills starting at the Alderdale B&B and climbing Cruach Dubh, Beinn Ruisg and Creag an Leinibh, following fenceline aorund Nw, getting very windy before reaching the summit just over the fence. I found the small cairn, recording 700m at NS30304 91428 and 695m@ NS30306 91423. Continued WNW to Beinn Tharsuinn.....Dazingdale03/10/2017
russell6106/05/2017
mae10/02/2017
Alan Whatley28/12/2016
Glenford28/12/2016
Good parking on old road at Auchengaich. Climbed Auchengaich Hill (546m) and then skirted under Beinn Tharsuinn to the small summit cairn. Solo.Dangerous Dave12/11/2016
Kiltie01/08/2016
Martin R10/05/2016
Beinn chaorach and graham tops.robertphillips17/11/2015
See beinn Mhanaichdickscroop13/05/2015
AndyS23/05/2014
Colin Crawford18/04/2014