The Glen Trail, Blairadam
1.8 miles (2.9 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NT 130 948. Finish: NT 129 947. 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 76 m of climbing and 71 m of descent; highest point 196 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1589
- Distance
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- Counties
- Fife, Perth and Kinross
- Total ascent
- About 76 m. Highest point 196 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Maple Terrace, 390 m from the start. Directions NT 133 946The School House, 460 m from the start. Directions NT 132 944Beechbank Crescent No. 71, 550 m from the start. Directions NT 135 947
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 200 m from the start. Directions NT 129 946Car park, 330 m from the start. Directions NT 132 946Car park, 720 m from the start. Directions NT 136 944
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 46 m in a kilometre (1 in 22), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SC 108Fife Pilgrim WayThis route starts and finishes on it at Blairadam main car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1013Loch Leven Heritage Trail13 miles, circular. Starts 3.2 miles away
- SC 1197Lochend Farm and Scottish Gliding Centre5.6 miles, one way. Starts 4.7 miles away
- SC 1355Calais Woods and Duloch Park Red Route1.6 miles, circular. Starts 4.9 miles away
- SC 1277The Old North Road2.2 miles, one way. Starts 4.9 miles away
- SC 1310Calais Woods and Duloch Park Purple Route1.9 miles, circular. Starts 4.9 miles away
- SC 1395Calais Woods and Duloch Park Blue Route1.2 miles, circular. Starts 5.2 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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