SC 1652
Plodda Falls Trail
0.5 miles (0.8 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 279 238. Finish: NH 279 238. 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
Almost flat: about 48 m of climbing and 47 m of descent; highest point 199 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1652
- Distance
- 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- Total ascent
- About 48 m. Highest point 199 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Plodda Falls Car Park (free), 50 m from the start. Directions NH 279 237
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 44 m in a kilometre (1 in 23), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1604Tweedmouth Trail, Plodda FallsShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Plodda Falls car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Plodda Falls car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1297Dog Falls Trail2 miles, circular. Starts 2.5 miles away
- SC 1546Coire Loch Trail2.8 miles. Starts 2.7 miles away
- SC 1460River Affric Walk0.6 miles, one way. Starts 5 miles away
- SC 1473Boar Walk0.5 miles, one way. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SC 1475Juniper Walk0.6 miles, one way. Starts 6.5 miles away
- SC 1582Allt na Crìche Trail1.8 miles. Starts 10.6 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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