Pond Trail, Balblair
1 mile (1.6 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NH 604 929. Finish: NH 604 929. 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 55 m of climbing and 54 m of descent; highest point 73 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1631
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 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 55 m. Highest point 73 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 460 m from the start. Directions NH 601 933
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Post Office, 1.4 km away (Directions); Ardgay station, 2.5 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 54 m in a kilometre (1 in 19), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1653Raven's Rock Gorge Trail0.5 miles. Starts 8.3 miles away
- SC 1391Ord Hill Trail1.8 miles, one way. Starts 8.4 miles away
- SC 1436Little Loch Shin Walk1 mile, one way. Starts 8.4 miles away
- SC 1381Broch Walk1.5 miles, one way. Starts 8.4 miles away
- SC 1123Round Rogart Path4.5 miles, circular. Starts 9 miles away
- SC 1429Morness - Mill - Little Rogart0.9 miles, one way. Starts 10.4 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
Something wrong or missing?
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