Directions to local crags
Loudon Hill
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Map Reference: NS 608 378 (Landranger 71) Nearest Post Code KA17 0LU Lat (WGS84) N55:36:51 (55.614232) Long (WGS84) W4:12:41 (-4.211253) Distance 58 miles; 1 hour, 15 mins
I usually leave Edinburgh along the M8. Then leave this at junction 6, heading south on the A73, then south and west along the A71. Follow this through Strathaven and Drumclog. About 2 miles after Drumclog, Loudon Hill appears on the right as an obvious landmark. Turn right just before it, along a minor road, and park in a good car park about a third of a mile along the road.
From the car park, walk down the tracks and across the stream and up the other side. The main crags are up on the side of the hill round to the left from the approach. If you keep an eye out you will spot the `obvious' knife edge arete of The Edge up above you.