Ant Hill Trail, Fearnoch
2.3 miles (3.7 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NM 966 317. Finish: NM 968 321. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry and Land Scotland’s line for this walk is about 1.8 miles of the 2.3 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 52 m of climbing and 67 m of descent; highest point 86 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1565
- Distance
- 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Total ascent
- About 52 m. Highest point 86 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Bus stop, 810 m from the start. Directions NM 966 325
- Car park
- Fearnoch Forest, 480 m from the start. Directions NM 968 321
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Bus stop, 460 m from the finish. Directions NM 966 325
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 31 m in a kilometre (1 in 32), starting 0.2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1576Coalers Trail, Glen Nant2 miles. Starts 4.3 miles away
- SC 1577Eagle's Eyrie Trail, Beinn Lora2 miles. Starts 5.5 miles away
- SC 1623Coastal Climb Trail, Beinn Lora1 mile. Starts 5.5 miles away
- SC 1590Troll Trail, Sutherland's Grove1.8 miles. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SC 1578Oakwood Trail, Barnaline2 miles, circular. Starts 11.1 miles away
- SC 1616Pine Marten Trail, Glen Creran1.3 miles. Starts 11.4 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.