Barscube Hill and Barnbrock Hill

17 January 2019

 

Participants: Just me

Where: Barscube Hill, 195m/640', P90m, TuMP, OS 63, NS 389 715 and Barnbrock Hill, 188m/617', P34m, TuMP, OS 63, NS 357 645

 

Another fine January day so it would have been a shame not to have ventured out again. It was back to Renfrewshire/Inverclyde this time to do these two TuMPs, the first of which promised to be a fine viewpoint above the Clyde. And indeed it was. I parked beside the Dargavel Burn to the south of the hill and walked up the road to a gate in the fence that gave easy access. This is a view of the hill from the starting point.....

 

 

It was easy walking and I soon spotted the trig, in a great position overlooking the river. The view down the Clyde with the Cowal hills in the background.....

 

 

Across the river to Dumbarton with a snow capped Ben Lomond in the distance.....

 

 

The view towards Glasgow.....

 

 

Back at the car, I decided to cut across by Bridge of Weir to do Barnbrock Hill. This hill is in the Muirshiel Country Park and there is one of their Visitor Centre's at the foot of the hill. Although it wasn't open, the car park was so I parked there. The hill was just across the road and up through a couple of fields.....

 

 

It was another fine viewpoint. Towards Glasgow.....

 

 

Over Inverclyde with the Cowal hills now more distant.....

 

 

The Muirshiel hills which I climbed last year.....