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West Dunbartonshire

Dumbarton East And Central

Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

Mountain biking trails

West Dunbartonshire

Dumbarton East And Central

Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

Hard

10

riders

Kilpatrick Braes Climb – Loch Humphrey loop from Dumbarton East

03:29

33.3km

900m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 3.82 km for 468 m

After 5.16 km for 112 m

After 12.7 km for 164 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

5.36 km

Technical Section at the Top of Lang Climb

Highlight • Climb

Loose rocks over mud in winter, loose rocks over sand in the summer. Slippery all year round.
Be mindful of hikers, visibility is obstructed by bushes at the top.

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2

5.37 km

Muddy Path Below Rocky Cliff

Highlight • Trail

Nice short descent. Loose rocks over mud.

Tip by

6.01 km

Black Linn Reservoir

Lake

12.9 km

Duncolm

Peak

5

17.0 km

Winding Path Through Heather Hills

Highlight • Trail

6

17.4 km

View from Kilpatrick Hills Trig Point

Highlight • Summit

7

17.8 km

Loch Humphrey

Highlight • Lake

8

22.4 km

Kilpatrick Braes Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Highly recommend but seriously: this isn’t for the faint hearted. Likely the hardest climb you’ll find around glasgow. Turns to gravel just as the incline starts to get serious: would …

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25.3 km

Loch Humphrey

Lake

10

26.0 km

Loch Humphrey

Highlight • Viewpoint

keep going it's worth the climb

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11

30.4 km

Overtoun House

Highlight • Cafe

Overtoun House is a 19th-century country house situated on a hill overlooking the River Clyde. The house is a good example of Scottish Baronial architecture. The house and grounds are …

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B

33.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

12.9 km

2.54 km

586 m

374 m

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

8.10 km

7.51 km

2.63 km

1.72 km

1.20 km

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Highest point (380 m)

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Weather

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Sunday 11 October

16°C

7°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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