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Craigmore View

A stiff climb above the Duke's Pass for views over the Loch Ard forest.

Distance
2.8 km loop
Time
1 hour 30 minutes
Grade
challenging
Without a car
Yes

The way home

Buses from Aberfoyle

Monday 9 November to Friday 13 NovemberLast 6 of 24:
17:05 (TEX to Medical Centre)
17:44, 18:39 (X10A to Balfron)
17:45 (C61 to The Wee Blether)
18:15 (C61 to Medical Centre)
18:28 (X10A to Stirling)
Saturday 14 NovemberLast 6 of 16:
15:13, 18:27 (X10A to Stirling)
15:29, 17:29, 18:44 (X10A to Glasgow)
17:05 (TEX to Medical Centre)
Sunday 15 November10:55, 13:00, 15:40 (TEX to Public Toilets)
17:40 (TEX to Medical Centre)

From the national timetables, read Sunday 8 November: bus times from the Bus Open Data Service, train times from Network Rail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you rely on one.

When to set off

DateSunsetStart byBack by
15 December15:4113:4015:10
15 March18:1816:1517:45
15 June22:0620:0521:35
15 September19:3817:3519:05

From the route’s slowest published time (1 hour 30 minutes) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.

Getting there

  • Buses to Aberfoyle, then 1.6 km north on the A821
  • Pay at The Lodge: £2 an hour, £5 a day

Start: The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre. See it on a map.

Before you go

  • Long, fairly steep sections; narrow, rocky and muddy in parts

The route

Checked by hand against the official route. Route source: Forestry and Land Scotland. For the step-by-step directions, see the official route page.

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