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Glen Finglas Walk

11.18 miles (18 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Enjoy a walk along Glen Finglas Reservoir and Finglas Water on this lovely walk in the Trossachs. The glen consists of miles of attractive woodland trails, open heathland, rushing streams, waterfalls and challenging hill climbs. There's lots of wildlife to look out for including red deer, golden eagles and black grouse.
You can park at the Glen Finglas car park to start your walk. From here you can pick up the waymarked trail to the reservoir. It follows the River Turk north before heading along the eastern side of the lake to Finglas Water.
To extend your walk you can climb further into Glen Meann on the Mell trail. The circular trail runs for 15 miles and is suitable for mountain bikes and walkers.
The cycling and walking trail along Loch Venachar and Loch Drunkie is also just to the south of the Glen.
If you head west then you can visit Loch Achray and Loch Katrine.

Postcode

FK17 8HR - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Glen Finglas OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Glen Finglas Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

The track through the glen is also suitable for cycling. See the video below for a good view of the track.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Walks page.

Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby

Photos

Glen Finglas Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 219931

Glen Finglas Reservoir. Looking south-west near Duart. The original Duart is probably now under the waters of the reservoir, maybe housed 4-5 families and had common grazing.

Viewpoint in Glen Finglas - geograph.org.uk - 219942

Viewpoint in Glen Finglas. This unusual star on the ground is inscribed with lines of poetry from Sir Walter Scott. The view here is to the north-west, up the reservoir.

Approach to the bridge at Gleann Casiag - geograph.org.uk - 1396263

Approach to the bridge at Gleann Casiag

Split Boulder, Glen Finglas - geograph.org.uk - 55335

Split Boulder

Trail in Glen Finglas Woodland Trust - geograph.org.uk - 544022

Trail in Glen Finglas Woodland Trust

Concrete and colour - geograph.org.uk - 2159996

Concrete and colour of the dam at the southern end of the reservoir.

The Glen Finglas track - geograph.org.uk - 1396268

Cows on the track on the eastern side of the water.

Toman Dubh - geograph.org.uk - 55327

Toman Dubh. A small island in the reservoir

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Glen Finglas.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Glen Finglas.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)