Hazel Burn Trail, Ardcastle
2.8 miles (4.5 km), coastal. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NR 942 919. Finish: NR 942 919. 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.
Warning: Diversion in place. Part of this route is closed or diverted for now. Forestry and Land Scotland lists this trail as diverted. Source: forestryandland.gov.scot.
Up and down
About 111 m of climbing and 111 m of descent; highest point 68 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1551
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 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 111 m. Highest point 68 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park (free), 0 m from the start. Directions NR 942 919
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Birdfield Quarry, 2.4 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 58 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), starting 2 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1519Ardcastle Point TrailShares 1.7 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Ardcastle car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1554Otter Ferry Trail2.8 miles. Starts 4 miles away
- SC 1610Cup and Ring Trail, Achnabreac1.3 miles. Starts 5.7 miles away
- SC 1541Dunardry Trail3 miles. Starts 7.5 miles away
- SC 1567Bardarroch Trail2.3 miles. Starts 7.8 miles away
- SC 1305To McEwan Cairn1.9 miles, one way. Starts 7.9 miles away
- SC 1593Barnluasgan Oakwood Trail1.5 miles. Starts 9.5 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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