As part of my campaign to get out and do more hill walking I climbed Stronend in the Fintry Hills north of Glasgow.
The cairn and shelter at Stronend.
As far as I am aware the route I took is not documented in any guide books. I parked the car in the car park at the west end of Carron Valley Reservoir. Opposite the car park is a new track leading towards Todholes Farm, but mainly built to provide access to the new wind farm on Cringate Law, Ling Hill, and Hart Hill. I followed this track for about a kilometer until I reach a sheepfold on the left:
The sheepfold, Carron Valley Reservoir, and Meikle Bin
From here I headed in a westerly direction following the ridge along the south side of the Fintry Hills before turning north towards the summit. The upper area is gently undulating but pretty featureless, in cloudy weather it would be easy to become disoriented without a map and compass or GPS. To get back to the car I retraced my steps.
The total trip was just under 15 kilometers with an ascent and descent of 400 meters. I used the OS 1:25000 Sheet 348 Campsie Fells