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Monklands Ramblers
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since 1985
before booking
before booking
➝ Numbers on the coach are no longer limited, but it is still essential to book in advance, and not turn up on the day without a confirmed booking.
➝ The newsletter for our weekend walks is issued the Wednesday following a club walk at 6.30pm. Please try and book as soon as the newsletter is issued as the bus fills up quickly.
➝ The booking contact will be indicated on the newsletter and may differ from the walk leader. A text will be sent back to confirm a booking.
➝ If you are unable to attend a walk, please let the booking contact know immediately. There are no charges for cancellations.
Future Walk Dates
future walks
Saturday, 8 August:
➝ Dalwhinnie (originally 9 August)
Sunday, 23 August:
➝ Ayrshire Coast (originally 22 August)
Sunday, 6 September:
➝ Peebles
Saturday, 19 September:
➝ Crieff (Changed from Galloway due to recce issues)
Winter programme:
➝ Coming soon, stay tuned…
Scottish mountain webcams
scottish mountains
The Ben Nevis Webcam is located on the banks of Loch Linnhe, Fort William. The web cam updates every minute and captures fantastic views of Ben Nevis, Fort William, Loch Linnhe and Aonach Mor.
Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe, Argyll, is one of the most beautiful mountains in Scotland. The picture of it above was taken a short time ago by a camera at the Glencoe Mountain Ski Centre.
Weekend walks
19th September
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This is the last walk of the summer programme.
➝ Please note that due to logistical challenges with the Galloway recces, these walks have been changed to the Crieff area. First pick-up is now Coatbridge.
➝ Morning Stop: will be at the Crieff Visitor Centre.
➝ Evening stop: will be at the Meadow Inn, Crieff
✔ 1st Leader: Stuart Sefton
✔ Location: Lady Mary’s Walk and The Knock of Crieff
✔ Grade: B
✔ Distance: 9.6 Miles / 15.3 km (asc. 400m)
✔ 2nd Leader: Rob Mackenzie
✔ Location: Lady Mary’s Walk and Loch Monzievaird
✔ Grade: B
✔ Distance: 8.62 Miles / 13.8 km (asc. 220m)
✔ Fares: Bus fare on this walk is £15. New walkers £10. Juniors under 18 = £10, under 16 = £5.
✔ Walk Report:
➝ Lady Mary’s Walk and The Knock of Crieff :
The walk starts in Crieff at the entrance to MacRosty park. We will walk through the park for a short section heading towards the River Earn and complete a variant of Lady Mary’s Walk. This will take us along the river bank for approximately 2.5 km. It is very picturesque but there are exposed roots and boulders to be mindful of as they present a trip hazard, if it’s wet it could also be slippy (and we don’t want anyone falling in the river).
After leaving the river we have a short climb up Laggan Hill, though we will not summit as we will sweep round towards Loch Monzievaird and take the lochside path to the end of the loch heading towards Hosh and the Glenturret Distillery. From the distillery we will head to the wooded area of the Knock of Crieff and our second short climb towards a fine viewpoint where, on a clear day, there is a terrific view of the hills north of Crieff. We descend in a circle towards Crieff Hydro and skirt this into the town of Crieff and our end point.
This is a very picturesque walk and the climbs, at 400m of overall ascent, are spread far apart and not onerous. The tracks are all good, a mix of dirt, grass and gravel and we only have a couple of small sections of tarmac. Walking boots are recommended and poles if you normally use them.
➝ Traquair to Peebles via Innerleithen:
The walk starts at the entrance to MacRosty Park. We follow the same route as the A walk for 2.96km along the riverbank on The Lady Mary’s Walk. Turning away from the river the walk continues for 4.5 km through open fields and woodland around Laggan Hill and down to the picturesque Loch Monzievaird. A very pleasant walk along the lochside and over fields for 1.84km takes us to an estate road that leads us to Hosh and Glenturret Distillery (1km).
From Glenturret we climb (on a rough path at times) towards The Knock of Crieff, turning back down towards the finish in Crieff on tarmac and good paths – a distance of 3.5 km. A very picturesque walk with a couple of manageable climbs. All on good tracks, paths (with a few small muddy patches) and tarmac.
Walking boots recommended and poles if you normally use them.
✔ Booking: Please contact Stuart Sefton by SMS text message on 07760 171693 to book on the walk. Please send a text including your full name and pick-up point. You can only book as an individual or for family or couple bookings. All bookings will be acknowledged with a confirmation text. This may not be immediate so please be patient.
✔ Pick-up: First pick-up will be at Coatbridge @ 8.30am (at the back of the Time Capsule) followed by Coatdyke (opposite and adjacent to the Kwik Fit) and then Airdrie (Farmfoods across from Airdrie Railway Station).
Wednesday Walk
16th September
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To book a place on a walk:
WHATSAPP or TEXT Tony Grimason, on 07516238706, No phone calls
➜ ONLY CONTACT Tony within 2 weeks (2nd September) of the date of a scheduled walk.
➜ Maximum number on each walk: 16.
➜ Booking is on a first come, first served basis.
➜ A reserve list will be created in the event of cancellations.
➜ No charge is applied for those participating on these walks.
➜ Financial costs associated with transport are at participants own cost.
➜ All walks are between 5 and 8 miles, and will be undertaken at a leisurely pace.
➜ Appropriate weatherproof clothing and walking shoes/boots & poles recommended.
✔ Location: David Livingstone Centre, Clyde Walkway and Redlees Park Circuit
✔ Time & Travel: We catch the ‘Motherwell’ train from Whifflet train station (Platform 2) at 10.03 a.m. – arriving 10.10 a.m. and catch the ‘Dalmuir’ train (Platform 4) to Blantyre at 10.17 a.m. – arriving 10.31 a.m. Walk down to the DL centre and after a comfort stop start the walk at 11.15 a.m.
Return journey: Various train returns are available from Blantyre (both direct & indirect) to Whifflet train station – depending upon departure time.
✔ Finish time: 2hrs
✔ Recce: This is a 6-mile circular walk from the David Livingstone Centre, Blantyre and entails a variety of riverside and forest paths which can be muddy. We will begin the walk from the David Livingstone Visitor Centre café (David Livingstone Birthplace) after a pre-walk comfort stop.
After we cross the David Livingstone Memorial Bridge, we take a meandering forest path along the Clyde Walkway to the medieval Bothwell Castle on the bank of the River Clyde. We eventually reach the Green Bridge which directs us to the newly reformed Redlees Urban Park and WW2 airgun battery where we will stop for lunch.
There is a great deal of wildlife in the area covered, including roe deer, badger, squirrel, heron, waxwings, greylag geese – and otter on a good day.
✔ Footwear: Poles and walking shoes / boots (if wet) recommended.
✔ Post-walk Social/lunch stop: Village Bar, Blantyre (Village Bar (Google Maps)) – 3 min walk from Blantyre train station
quiz night
09 October
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Our annual fundraising quiz night is back!
➝ Raffle Prize Donations welcome
➝ All proceeds to club funds
➝ Cash bar only
✔ Date & Time: Friday, 9 October @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
✔ Address: St Margaret’s Hall, 96 Hallcraig St, Airdrie ML6 6AW
✔ Price: £10 (Buffet included. Bar available (Max 4 players per team))
✔ Contact: Anyone wishing to attend this event, can they please email Jackie (our social secretary) with name and numbers at jacquelinewilson117@gmail.com
Ceilidh
4 December
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If anyone wishes to pay Jackie direct for these events please contact her at the below email address. We require to get in as much money as soon as possible in order to pay for hall hire, ceilidh band, buffet.
✔ Date & Time: Friday, 4 December @ 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start
✔ Address: St Margaret’s Hall, 96 Hallcraig St, Airdrie ML6 6AW
✔ Price: £20 (ceilidh/disco band and buffet))
✔ Contact: Anyone wishing to attend this event, can they please email Jackie (our social secretary) with name and numbers at jacquelinewilson117@gmail.com
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