The Whangie
   
 
 

The Whangie is a short hike of about 2 miles just a few minutes outside Glasgow at Queen's View Park.  Like most of the "hill walks" in the UK it's not really signposted or the trail maintained so finding your path can be a bit challenging.  With the new "Right to Roam" laws everyone has the right to freely wonder over "mapped areas of uncultivated, open countryside namely mountain, moor, heath, down and registered common land."  This applies in areas like the Whangie so trails tend to go all over the place - but only one makes it to the Whangie. 

Our first try Tiff and I ended up on top of Auchineden Hill.  The views were marvelous and the ground was unbelievably boggy.  There was over a foot of standing water in some places - and this is on the top of a hill!  After asking directions from a gentleman we found at the top, we headed back down the hill and picked up the right trial for the Whangie. 

The Whangie is the strangest geological formation right smack in the middle of normal Glasgow country side.  The path winds through the Whangie for about 300 feet and the rocks rise over 50 feet high on both sides.  It's very popular with climbers, but Tiff and I kept our feet on the very wet ground.

All in all a fun hike that can easily be reached by bus from Glasgow.

 
   

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Whang \Whang\, n. [Cf. Thong.]
   A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Whang \Whang\, v. t.
   To beat. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
Whang \Whang\, n.
   1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]
   2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
   3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]
Whang \Whang\, v. t.
   1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling
      about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
   2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]