Fin Glen and the Allanhead Ruin
Distances: Fin Glen 7.5 miles (12km) / Allanhead 5.5 miles (9km)
 Two walks above Campsie Glen, one into Fin Glen, the other to the ruin at Allanhead. Both routes will take you along rough, hillside tracks.
START from Lennoxtown Memorial Hall and follow Clachan of Campsie walk to end of direction 3, which will bring you to the wrought iron gates at the back of Shoenstatt on Knowehead Road. From here.
- Exit gates and TL along Knowehead Road. Follow track to abandoned buildings of Knowehead Farm. Pass by the buildings, keeping them on your L to enter a field. Here you have a choice:
- To walk up Fin Glen take grassy track on L, heading uphill keeping burn on your L until track bends to L and crosses burn. Continue on this rough track until it ends. On return journey it is possible to vary route by heading steeply up on rough ground just before the waterfalls of Almeel Burn to find an old indistinct track which leads back down to Knowehead Farm.
- To visit Allanhead, turn sharp R on leaving Knowehead farm buildings and follow grassy track up towards top corner of a wood. Continue on this
rising track, eventually fording Aldessan Burn. You will see Allanhead ruin and shoulder of the hills above Crow Road ahead of you. Reverse your route to descend hill.
To return to Lennoxtown, walk back through Schoenstatt grounds to Haughhead. Cross road and follow Strathkelvin Railway path back to football park, Station Road and Memorial Hall.
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