Cup and Ring Trail, Achnabreac
1.3 miles (2.1 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NR 851 908. Finish: NR 851 908. 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 63 m of climbing and 62 m of descent; highest point 87 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1610
- Distance
- 1.3 miles (2.1 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 63 m. Highest point 87 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Achnabreck Rocks Parking, 10 m from the start. Directions NR 851 908
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Cairnbaan, B841, 1.8 km away (Directions).
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 61 m in a kilometre (1 in 16), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1541Dunardry Trail3 miles. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SC 1567Bardarroch Trail2.3 miles. Starts 2.2 miles away
- SC 1593Barnluasgan Oakwood Trail1.5 miles. Starts 3.8 miles away
- SC 1536Loch Coille-Bharr Trail3.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.8 miles away
- SC 1554Otter Ferry Trail2.8 miles. Starts 4.3 miles away
- SC 1606Arichonan Township Trail1.3 miles. Starts 4.6 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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