SC 1552
Kilbride Hill Trail, Corlarach
2.8 miles (4.5 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NS 161 765. Finish: NS 158 765. 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 234 m of climbing and 225 m of descent; highest point 299 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1552
- Distance
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- 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 234 m. Highest point 299 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 800 m from the start. Directions NS 168 760Bus stop, 840 m from the start. Directions NS 168 760Bus stop, 840 m from the start. Directions NS 168 770
- Car parks
- Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions NS 161 765Car park, 240 m from the start. Directions NS 160 767Car park, 320 m from the start. Directions NS 164 767
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.1 km away (Directions); Inverkip station, 6.7 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 126 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), starting 0.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1575Berry Burn Trail, CorlarachShares 0.8 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Corlarach. This route starts and finishes on it at Corlarach and Kilbride.
Walks nearby
- SC 1624Eucalyptus Trail, Kilmun Arboretum1 mile, circular. Starts 3.6 miles away
- SC 1639Conifer Trail, Kilmun Arboretum0.8 miles. Starts 3.6 miles away
- SC 1592Ardyne Trail1.5 miles. Starts 5.5 miles away
- SC 1607Big Tree Trail, Benmore1.3 miles. Starts 5.7 miles away
- SC 1540Black Gates Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 5.7 miles away
- SC 1275The Waterman's Road2.2 miles, one way. Starts 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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