SC 1509
Glen Loin Loop, Arrochar
11 miles (18 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Arrochar car park. About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: NN 294 049, and finish. 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 491 m of climbing and 493 m of descent; highest point 305 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1509
- Distance
- 11 miles (18 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 4½ hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Argyll and Bute
- Total ascent
- About 491 m. Highest point 305 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Succoth Car Park, 80 m from the start. Directions NN 294 048Bus stop, 430 m from the start. Directions NN 297 053Arrochar, 640 m from the start. Directions NN 297 043
- Car parks
- Succoth Car Park (pay), 60 m from the start. Directions NN 295 049Car park (pay), 330 m from the start. Directions NN 298 049Car park, 740 m from the start. Directions NN 297 042
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 86 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 2.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- UK 019Loch Lomond & Cowal WayShares 3.2 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Arrochar car park.
- UK 037Three Lochs WayShares 3 miles of path with this route.
Walks nearby
- SC 1504The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) from ArrocharStarts 0.6 miles away
- SC 1148The Hidden Heritage Trail3.5 miles, circular. Starts 0.8 miles away
- SC 1401Cruach Tairbeirt1.1 miles, one way. Starts 1.1 miles away
- SC 1398Tarbet Isle Loop0.8 miles, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- UK 042Great Trossachs PathNational trail, 28 miles, one way. Starts 3.6 miles away
- SC 1388RSPB Inversnaid Upland Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 4.4 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
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