Walks from Alexandria

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Time: 10h (7h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)

Warnings: Follows a busy road for two fifths of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Fabulous views and moorland birds. A moorland and forest route following the Three Lochs Way, with a tarmac riverside multi-use path at the Alexandria end, then a quiet lane climbing uphill, rubbly path with tree roots, a steep zigzag climb into forest and a cinder/gravel path over boggy high ground. The descent down Red Glen is fairly steep with occasionally skiddy gravel and a tricky stream crossing. Follows the Three Lochs Way; the John Muir Way splits off near the high point. Views over Loch Lomond, Ben Lomond and the Firth of Clyde. Last refreshments at Balloch before the climb.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Lunch: Busy Balloch is the last opportunity for refreshments before the climb.

Warnings: A section roughly 7-8km from the Alexandria end was rendered impassable by storm tree-fall. Steep, skiddy gravel descent down Red Glen and a tricky stepping-stone stream crossing. The final stretch is a mile or more along the busy A814.

Walk details: Slow Ways.