Coalers Trail, Glen Nant
2 miles (3.2 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NN 020 272. Finish: NN 016 275. 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 1.7 miles of the 2 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 136 m of climbing and 98 m of descent; highest point 140 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1576
- Distance
- 2 miles (3.2 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 136 m. Highest point 140 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 50 m from the start. Directions NN 019 272
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 2.7 km away (Directions); Taynuilt station, 4.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: a bus stop, 2.7 km away (Directions); Taynuilt station, 3.9 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 70 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 0.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1565Ant Hill Trail, Fearnoch2.3 miles. Starts 4.3 miles away
- SC 1578Oakwood Trail, Barnaline2 miles, circular. Starts 8.8 miles away
- SC 1623Coastal Climb Trail, Beinn Lora1 mile. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1577Eagle's Eyrie Trail, Beinn Lora2 miles. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1590Troll Trail, Sutherland's Grove1.8 miles. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1616Pine Marten Trail, Glen Creran1.3 miles. Starts 13.5 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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