Ben Ledi hillwalk
4.8 miles (7.7 km), there and back. About 4 hours, challenging.
Start: NN 586 092. Finish: NN 562 097. 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.
Up and down
About 747 m of climbing and 2 m of descent; highest point 869 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1521
- Distance
- 4.8 miles (7.7 km). We measure 2.3 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- There and back
- Walking time
- About 4 hours
- Difficulty
- Challenging (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Stirling
- Total ascent
- About 747 m. Highest point 869 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park, 30 m from the start. Directions NN 586 092Car park (free), 160 m from the start. Directions NN 587 090Car park (free), 390 m from the start. Directions NN 586 095
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 86%, gravel and tracks 14%.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 13 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 251 m in a kilometre (1 in 4), starting 0.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- UK 022Rob Roy WayThis route starts on it at Ben Ledi car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1580Stank Burn Loop, Strathyre Cabins2 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- SC 1161Coilhallan Wood3.7 miles, one way. Starts 1.5 miles away
- SC 1442The Meadows0.8 miles, one way. Starts 2.4 miles away
- SC 1285Upper Crags2.1 miles, one way. Starts 2.4 miles away
- SC 1351Lower Crags1.5 miles, one way. Starts 2.6 miles away
- SC 1615Loch Drunkie Trail1.3 miles, circular. Starts 4.3 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
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