SC 1511
Ben Venue hillwalk
8.5 miles (13.7 km), there and back. About 5 hours, challenging.
Start: NN 505 068. Finish: NN 477 061. 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 711 m of climbing and 79 m of descent; highest point 724 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1511
- Distance
- 8.5 miles (13.7 km). We measure 4.4 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- There and back
- Walking time
- About 5 hours
- Difficulty
- Challenging (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Stirling
- Total ascent
- About 711 m. Highest point 724 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Ben Venue (pay), 20 m from the start. Directions NN 505 069Ben A'an (pay), 360 m from the start. Directions NN 509 070Car park (free), 510 m from the start. Directions NN 505 063
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
Steepest climb: about 188 m in a kilometre (1 in 5), starting 3.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- UK 042Great Trossachs PathShares 0.9 miles of path with this route.
- SC 1467Creag Noran Viewpoint TrailShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route. This route starts on it at Ben Venue car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1500Ben A'an from Loch Achray2.5 miles, there and back. Starts 0.9 miles away
- SC 1635Achray Trail0.8 miles. Starts 0.9 miles away
- SC 1512Primrose Hill Trail, Loch Katrine6.5 miles. Starts 1.4 miles away
- SC 1615Loch Drunkie Trail1.3 miles, circular. Starts 2.3 miles away
- SC 1585Oak Coppice Trail1.8 miles. Starts 3.5 miles away
- SC 1583Craigmore View Trail1.8 miles. Starts 3.5 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?
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