Helensburgh — Tarbet
Heltar one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Helensburgh and Tarbet.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Helensburgh and Tarbet.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to access.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) No (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Helensburgh
Grid Ref
NS2963282237
Lat / Lon
56.00271° / -4.73372°
Easting / Northing
229,632E / 682,237N
What3Words
push.couple.magnitude
Tarbet
Grid Ref
NN3199504434
Lat / Lon
56.20275° / -4.70985°
Easting / Northing
231,995E / 704,434N
What3Words
hugs.cling.ordeals
Heltar One's land is
| Helensburgh | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NS2963282237 |
| Lat / Lon | 56.00271° / -4.73372° |
| Easting / Northing | 229,632E / 682,237N |
| What3Words | push.couple.magnitude |
| Tarbet | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NN3199504434 |
| Lat / Lon | 56.20275° / -4.70985° |
| Easting / Northing | 231,995E / 704,434N |
| What3Words | hugs.cling.ordeals |
| Moors | 35.0% |
| Natural grass | 15.6% |
| Other agricultural land | 1.1% |
| Pasture | 12.4% |
| Urban | 6.0% |
| Woods | 29.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Petr Sadilek
20 Aug 2024I can't write a proper review about this route, I'm afraid. The beginning of the route at the Tarbet end is currently inaccessible. There is a long-term upgrade of Sloy - Windyhill 132kV overhead line on this area and the Three lochs way that is partially shared with Heltar one has been closed and diverted for the duration of the works (probably till 2026).
I walked the route using a suggested detour (see photo one). The detour turns back up at Arrochar close to a church (see photo two). The spot where the detour joins the Heltar route again is on photo three. The rest of the route to Helensburgh is good enough but I'd recommend walking it in a drier weather. The ground in the second 5km from Tarbet can be sodden.
Graeme Hawker
18 Dec 2021This slow way comprises around half of the Three Lochs Way running between Inveruglas and Balloch, and there is more information about this route available online.
Northern section is very enjoyable with amazing views over Loch Long. Approx 1/3rd of the way through the route (going North to South) involves fording a small stream beneath a railway - a previous bridge has been taken down. The second third of the route is on a tarmac road right-of-way through an MOD training area; this is far less enjoyable walking but still has excellent views. The route then descends along a combination of quiet singletrack road and new footpath through woodlands into Helensburgh, passing the famous Rennie Mackintosh Hill House.
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