Crinan Trail
4 miles (6.4 km), coastal. About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NR 775 939. Finish: NR 782 940. 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 2.9 miles of the 4 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 173 m of climbing and 296 m of descent; highest point 176 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1528
- Distance
- 4 miles (6.4 km). We measure 2.9 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Total ascent
- About 173 m. Highest point 176 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 850 m from the start. Directions NR 783 941
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Crinan, Minor Road, At Cottages, 1.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Crinan, Minor Road, At Cottages, 380 m from the finish. Directions NR 785 941Crinan, Minor Road, At Canal Basin, 660 m from the finish. Directions NR 788 943
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 66 m in a kilometre (1 in 15), starting 1.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1497Crinan Canal9 miles, one way. Starts 1 mile away
- SC 1606Arichonan Township Trail1.3 miles. Starts 1.8 miles away
- SC 1536Loch Coille-Bharr Trail3.3 miles, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- SC 1593Barnluasgan Oakwood Trail1.5 miles. Starts 2 miles away
- SC 1567Bardarroch Trail2.3 miles. Starts 3.1 miles away
- SC 1541Dunardry Trail3 miles. Starts 3.4 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?
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