SC 1638
Cill an Ailean Trail
0.8 miles (1.3 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NM 550 454. Finish: NM 550 454. 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
Almost flat: about 43 m of climbing and 43 m of descent; highest point 61 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1638
- Distance
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Total ascent
- About 43 m. Highest point 61 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park, 10 m from the start. Directions NM 550 454Loch Frisa (free), 570 m from the start. Directions NM 553 459
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 32 m in a kilometre (1 in 31), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1647Waterfalls Trail, Aros Park0.8 miles. Starts 5.7 miles away
- SC 1595Fishnish Loop1.5 miles, circular. Starts 7.2 miles away
- SC 1428Ministers Walk0.9 miles, one way. Starts 8.5 miles away
- SC 1526Coastal Trail, Garmony and Fishnish4 miles, there and back. Starts 8.5 miles away
- SC 1651Lochan na Dunaich Trail0.5 miles. Starts 14.9 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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