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Path to Mugdock Castle – Mugdock Castle loop from Bearsden

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Path to Mugdock Castle – Mugdock Castle loop from Bearsden

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Path to Mugdock Castle – Mugdock Castle loop from Bearsden

02:20

21.0km

230m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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4.01 km

West Highland Way Starting Obelisk (Milngavie)

Highlight • Monument

The start of the West Highland Way is very urban, and the first section will feel more like a country park. Good paths and signs will lead you out of the town towards Loch Lomond.

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6.50 km

Bluebell Path in Mugdock Country Park

Highlight • Trail

This section of the trail leads through beautiful, old forest.

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7.07 km

Path to Mugdock Castle

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A large chunk of the path from West Highland Way to Mugdock Castle. This path creates unique view and is a must see of the Mugdock Country Park

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8.23 km

Mugdock Wood Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

This heavy AA-battery was part of the defenses of the United Kingdom in World War II.

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8.80 km

Built in 1812, this is the fragmentary remains of what was an extremely well-detailed and impressive country house, which continues to form a significant feature in the landscape. Although much of the original structure of the building has gone, and the building is a roofless, there is still sufficient fabric to show that this was a country house of some distinction with extremely good decoration and fine features. The fine carving to the parapet is especially distinctive. There is photographic evidence to show that the interior of the building continued the Gothic style and included a lavish rib-vaulted entrance hall. It is thought that the house began to lose its structure in the 1950s and 60s. The Gothic building style was fashionable in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was a romantic, highly decorative building type echoing interest in the medieval period and its values.

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9.71 km

Mugdock Castle

Highlight • Castle

Mugdock Castle stands on a rocky promontory which rises gently on its eastern and southern approaches but falls steeply away to the north and west. Protection to the east, north and west was provided by Mugdock Loch which was much greater in size in the Middle Ages than it is today. A ridge of volcanic rock running from east to west just south of the Castle kept the water level high. This provided the Castle with a natural defence on three sides making it difficult for attackers to mount an assault.. When this was removed by blasting in Victorian times, the level dropped by two metres.

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11.7 km