Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: West Island Way Completed
West Island Way – November, 2023 Island of Bute I had previously done most of the West Island Way in Bute staying over a weekend I had the opportunity to complete the Way as a day walk with the Glasgow Ramblers The Isle of Bute, Eilean Bhòid or An t-Eilean Bòdach, known as Bute is […]
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Monday, October 30, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: East Neuk, Fife
October 2023 Fife Coastal Path In the past I have had many trips to Fife. Recently the Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club ran a bus to Fife to do linear walks on the Fife Coastal Path. The Club can be contacted by email The Fife Coastal Path stretches from North Queensferry, in the south of […]
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Monday, October 2, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary, Moray Coast and Cullen.
September 2023 In the summer, a group was booked for the Moray Coastal Trail based in Cullen. The Moray Coastal Trail in Gaelic Moireibh or Moireabh lies in the north-east of Scotland, with a coastline on the Moray Firth. The National Geographic named the area as one of the top twenty coastlines in the world! […]
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Ayr. Dunure Walk and Horse Races
August, 2023 This blog is in two parts and the connection is Ayr, a coastal resort in the South West of Scotland. The first part is a visit to the Ayr Horse Races and the second part is a walk from Dunure to Ayr. Ayr Horse Races I have never been to a horse race […]
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Sunday, July 30, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary, Whitby.
July 2023 Helen Rose Outdoors. I had arranged to go to Whitby for a weekend walking three years ago but unfortunately it was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. However, the Bearsden and Milngavie Ramblers arranged a weekend there this Spring and I was lucky enough to have a place on the trip.Whitby is […]
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Friday, June 30, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Helen Rose Outdoors Diary: New York Again.
June 2023 Brooklyn I was recently in New York visiting friends in Brooklyn in New York City. I always find the size of New York overwhelming with the five boroughs and a population of over 8.8 million. There is a distance to travel on the subway to go anywhere and it is often disrupted by […]
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Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose Outdoors Diary: Kinlochleven.
May 2023 Corran It was the annual winter trip by the Glasgow HF Outdoor Club to Corran north of Glencoe on the way to Fort William. It is a very comfortable bunkhouse and does not have any bunks but all comfortable beds in small rooms. There are two well fitted out warm kichens and of […]
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Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Dumbarton Rock and Castle
April 2023 On a beautiful clear winter day I went with the Glasgow Health Culture Club to walk to Dumbarton Rock from Dalmuir. We took the train from Glasgow to Dalmuir on the western outskirts. The walk began as we joined the Forth and Clyde Canal on the towpath where we were constantly avoiding cyclists […]
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Friday, March 31, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Neilston to Darnley
March, 2023 Neilston On a winter walk I went with Glasgow Ramblers from Neilston to Darnley. From Glasgow City Centre we took the train to Neilston, which is in the south west of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Neilston is mentioned in documents from the 12th century, when the feudal lord Robert de Croc, endowed a […]
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Dram Walk
Dram Walk, February 2023 As the first walk of the New Year, Glasgow Health Culture Rambling Club put on a walk in Mugdock Park where we stop for drams to celebrate the New Year. The contact for the club is Roshni.. The club is Glasgow’s Oldest Rambling Club and was founded in September 1902. They […]
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Inverkip
January, 2023 Inverkip Village Inverkip is a village in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central lowlands of Scotland about 30 miles west of Glasgow at the Firth of Clyde. It takes its name from the River Kip and is served by Inverkip Railway Station. In 1170 Baldwin de Bigres, Sheriff of Lanark, […]
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Kincraig
December, 2022 Aviemore Recently I visited Aviemore with walking friends to stay in Kincraig to celebrate 25 years of the group being formed. Aviemore is a town in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands. It’s known for its close proximity to the secluded lochs, ancient forest, mountain trails and ski runs of the […]
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Raasay
Raasay – November, 2022 Raasay is an island off the coast of the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides in North West Scotland. Skye is connected to the mainland by a bridge and travel to Raasay is by a short ferry journey from Sconser on Skye. There is a new ferry called the MV […]
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Monday, October 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Norway
Norway, Olden and Alesund – October, 2022 Recently I was on a cruise to Norway. This was my fifth visit to Norway and I have visited most of Norway from south to north and out to Svalbard. All the visits have been fascinating but this time I specifically wanted to visit Ålesund for the famous […]
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Friday, September 30, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary – Arran
September, 2022 The Isle of Arran is one of the most southerly Scottish islands and sits in the Firth of Clyde between Ayrshire and the Kintyre peninsula. Arran is 19 miles long by 10 miles wide but has a remarkable diversity of landscapes and seascapes. The west coast of Arran has spectacular bays and coastline […]
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Royal Deeside and Balmoral
Royal Deeside I spent some time in Royal Deeside and Ballater recently with some friends. It’s about 5 hours by bus from Glasgow via Aberdeen and is located in Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. Royal Deeside follows the River Dee in to the heart of the Grampian Mountains. It’s a fine-looking area that […]
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Thursday, July 28, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Walks
Helen Rose’s Ourdoor Diary: English Lakes, Coniston
July, 2022 Coniston The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests and mountains (or fells), and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter. The Bearsden and Milngavie […]
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Thursday, June 30, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Stirling
Six Mile Walk with Glasgow Ramblers, June 2022 It has been said that ‘Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland together. And he who holds Stirling holds Scotland.’ It is in central Scotland and the lowest bridging point on the River Forth. It is full of ancient royal history and interesting […]
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Walks
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Corran, Strontian. May 2022
Corran There is an annual trip for the weekend by Glasgow HF Outdoor Club to the Bunkhouse at Corran. This is a misnomer as there are no bunks and it is a very comfortable private hostel mainly in two bedded rooms with a TV. The views are stunning from the bunkhouse over to Ardgour. There […]
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Saturday, April 30, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: University of Glasgow. April 2022
Helen Rose Outdoors This is dedicated to the late Mary O’Donnell, a great friend and a very kind person, sadly missed. University of Glasgow In Glasgow there are three universities, University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde and Westend of Glasgow where I live. It is also my alma mater having graduated there twice. Obviously I […]
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Thursday, March 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Castle Semple Trail, March 2022
Helen Rose Outdoors Lochwinnoch Lochwinnoch (in Scottish Gaelic, Loch Uinneach) is a village in the historic county of Renfrewshire in west central Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow. The Glasgow HF Outdoor Club organised a […]
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Monday, February 28, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
New York. February 2022.
Helen Rose Outdoors. Hamilton On a recent visit to friends in New York, I travelled around on the subway. I have been to New York many times and always find something new to spend time on. I am really impressed by the New York parks and the pride that the city takes in them. The […]
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Monday, January 31, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: New Lanark and Falls of Clyde.
January, 2022 New Lanark New Lanark is a village on the River Clyde near Lanark and some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Glasgow, my home city. It was founded in 1786 by David Dale who built cotton mills and housing for the mill workers. Dale built the mills there in a brief partnership with […]
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Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose’s Outdoor Diary: Ardrishaig. December 2021
Ardrishaig As we are still in the grip of the Covid 19 Pandemic, exotic travel is not possible and most of my blogs have been fairly local, however, The Glasgow Ramblers arranged a weekend trip to Ardrishaig . They are an excellent walking club and very welcoming to new members. Also, I like that The […]
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary: Glen Affric
Glen Affric Glen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some 15 miles to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin. It is reputedly the most beautiful glen in Scotland but others […]
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Helen Rose Outdoors Rigging Hill, Largs.
October 2021 Largs On a very hot and sunny day I climbed Rigging Hill with the Glasgow Ramblers A very well organised club that has continued during the long period of the Covid 19 Pandemic to schedule interesting walks. We travelled by train to Largs to meet Idris, our leader. Largs is on the coast […]
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
Eglinton Country Park – Helen Rose Outdoors
September, 2021 Eglinton Country Park Eglinton Country Park is located in the grounds of the old Eglinton Castle estate, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire in Scotland and covers an area of 400 hectares. The current castle was built between 1797 and 1802 in Gothic castellated style dominated by a central 100 foot (30m) large round keep and […]
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Helen Rose Outdoors Diary – Borders Abbeys Way
August 2021 Recently a group of us went for a staycation based in Melrose to walk around the Southern Upland Way and the Borders Abbey Way. Going abroad is not really an option during the Covid Pandemic so we are making the best of our very beautiful country here in Scotland which is full of […]
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
The Magnificent 11 – a Glasgow South Side Walk
Helen Rose Outdoors Diary July, 2021 The Magnificent 11 is a four-part circular walk of 11 miles linking seven wonderful greenspace habitats on Glasgow’s Southside, including Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The route was developed by Glasgow Ramblers in partnership with Glasgow’s Countryside Rangers Countryside Rangers can be […]
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog
Bellahouston Park. June 2021
Helen Rose Outdoor Diary During the winter lockdown due to Covid 19, we continued our walks in Glasgow Parks. Bellahouston is an extensive park of 169 Acres and has many features and facilities. It boasts formal gardens and open parkland where you can relax and take in views over the city. It is located in […]
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Monday, May 31, 2021 | Filed under: Helen Rose Hillwalking Diary
