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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 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 99 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From A817 at Ballyvoulin Farm: Auchengaich Hill, Beinn Tharsuinn, Beinn Chaorach and Balcnock. | TRG318 | 06/03/2024 |
Simon Winton | 13/12/2023 | |
iainwalton | 06/12/2023 | |
saas | 06/10/2023 | |
pattoland | 26/06/2023 | |
Along ridge from Beinn Tharsuinn. NNE to Creag an Leinibh. | Minto | 22/12/2022 |
49pp | 22/11/2022 | |
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. | summitter | 24/09/2022 |
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. | sclater | 05/06/2022 |
With Sclater | Missphoton | 05/06/2022 |
And 06/10/2023 | chrispine | 12/05/2022 |
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. | PGCE | 03/05/2022 |
Lindsay M | 10/04/2022 | |
JimH58 | 24/01/2022 | |
Robin56 | 17/01/2022 | |
Horseshoe from Glen Fruin. Nice runnable ridgelines. | Iloveducks | 29/07/2021 |
Rannoch_Monkey | 02/06/2021 | |
ThickIce | 03/04/2021 | |
nialliain | 22/01/2021 | |
sarah mundell | 10/10/2020 | |
One of a string of Tumps on descent from Beinn Chaorach to Glen Luss. | quadbarrel | 19/07/2020 |
Grimpeur1234 | 30/04/2020 | |
Fletch | 17/04/2020 | |
Evening ascent from Glen Fruin for my Covid-19 daily exercise allowance. A bit hazy but views to Loch Lomond and Arran. | sclater | 13/04/2020 |
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. | RichardM | 19/03/2020 |
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. | sclater | 04/02/2020 |
From old road at 274900, contoured round Tharsuinn to Balcnock then Creag an Leinibh.Returned over Tharsuinn. | NormanW | 20/01/2020 |
From Beinn Tharsuinn | KeithByTheC | 30/08/2019 |
BaggerGutt | 30/08/2019 | |
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. | LizH | 08/08/2019 |
PeterAH | 08/08/2019 | |
cmac | 12/07/2019 | |
weaselmaster | 14/02/2019 | |
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. | alexmaclennan | 15/12/2018 |
lordtonult | 15/12/2018 | |
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. | benalder284 | 28/10/2018 |
Kompass | 24/06/2018 | |
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..... | Dazingdale | 03/10/2017 |
russell61 | 06/05/2017 | |
mae | 10/02/2017 | |
Alan Whatley | 28/12/2016 | |
Glenford | 28/12/2016 | |
Good parking on old road at Auchengaich. Climbed Auchengaich Hill (546m) and then skirted under Beinn Tharsuinn to the small summit cairn. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 12/11/2016 |
Kiltie | 01/08/2016 | |
Martin R | 10/05/2016 | |
Beinn chaorach and graham tops. | robertphillips | 17/11/2015 |
See beinn Mhanaich | dickscroop | 13/05/2015 |
AndyS | 23/05/2014 | |
Colin Crawford | 18/04/2014 |