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Dumbarton to Balloch
Dumbarton, Scotland
Dumbarton, Scotland

Dumbarton to Balloch

Length8.9 mi
Elev. Gain91.8 ft
Est. Steps20000
Track
Created by D4RHU

Dumbarton to Balloch Introduction

Dumbarton to Balloch is a 8.9 mile (20,000-step) route located near Dumbarton, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 91.8 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Dumbarton to Balloch

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Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

Place
Balloch (; Scots pronunciation: /ˈbɑləx/; Gaelic: Am Bealach) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond.

Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire

Place
Alexandria (Scots: The Vale, Scottish Gaelic: Alexandria) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The town is on the River Leven, three miles (five kilometres) north of Dumbarton and 15 mi (24 km) north-west of Glasgow.

Bonhill

Place
Bonhill (B'nill in Scots and Both an Uillt in Gaelic) is a town in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is sited on the Eastern bank of the River Leven, on the opposite bank from the larger town of Alexandria.

Balloch railway station

Place
Balloch railway station is a railway station serving the town of Balloch in Scotland. The station is a terminus on the North Clyde Line, 19 3⁄4 miles (31.8 km) north west of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail. It lies within the boundary (by just over 150 metres) of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and provides the only example of an overhead electrified railway operating within any UK national park.

Alexandria railway station

Building
Alexandria railway station serves the town of Alexandria, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 18 3⁄4 miles (30.2 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.

Renton, West Dunbartonshire

Place
Renton (Scottish Gaelic: An Reantan; Scots: The Renton) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, in the west Central Lowlands of Scotland. In the 2001 National Census it had a population of 2,138.Renton is particularly famous for the village's association football side. Renton was one of the 11 founder members of the Scottish Football League and winners of the 1885 and 1888 Scottish Cup, producing many famous players.

Millburn Park

Sports
Millburn Park is a football ground in Alexandria, Scotland. It has been the home ground of Vale of Leven since 1888, hosting Scottish Football League matches between 1890 and 1926.

Vale of Leven F.C.

Sports
Vale of Leven Football Club are an association club based in the town of Alexandria, Scotland, in the Vale of Leven area of West Dunbartonshire. Nicknamed the Vale and formed in 1939, they play at Millburn Park. They play in the West of Scotland League Conference C, the seventh tier of Scottish football and wear blue and white strips.

Loch Lomond Radium Works

Place
Loch Lomond Radium Works was a company founded by John Stewart MacArthur in 1911 as the Radium Works in Halton, (Cheshire) and moved the company to Balloch, West Dunbartonshire in 1915. The company produced radium for the use in medicine and for radioluminescent paint until it was closed down in 1927.

Jamestown, West Dunbartonshire

Place
Jamestown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Sheumais, Scots: Jeamstoun) is a village in the Vale of Leven conurbation in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched between Balloch to the north and Bonhill to the south.It is losing its identity as a separate village, as some estate agents treat it as part of Balloch.

Comments

Sophie
2026/03/16
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

8.9 mi

Elev. Gain

91.8 ft

Est. Steps

20000
Created by
D4RHU
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