Strathyre
Tracks and trails for walking and cycling.
Loch
Lubnaig
A84
Stank G
Key
(2.25 miles) Stank Gorge walk
(4 miles) Loch Lubnaig walk
Other woodland trails
len
Strathyre
Forest
Strathyre
Loch Lubnaig walk
Follow the yellow marker posts for an off-road pushchair friendly walk
which can also be biked, with lovely views across to Stirling and the
Wallace monument.
Start: Strathyre Forest Retreat
Length: 6.3km/4 miles
Walk Time: Allow 2.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy
From the Forest Retreat facing Loch Lubnaig, the route follows
the cycle path to the left.
Follow this path along with the loch shore to your right until you reach
a burn with a white barrier.
Just past this, take the path to the left which climbs gently through
Strathyre forest.
As the path reaches a high point ignore the path to the right and
continue downhill slightly until you reach Stank Burn.
Ignore any smaller paths to the left or right and continue slightly uphill
on the main logging road. You will then reach the highest point of the
walk where you can hopefully enjoy views all around with the western
slopes of Ben Ledi to your right.
Continue on and descend the path which will eventually loop around.
Ignore a path which turns sharply to the right, the main path will
then zig zag down to meet the cabin road.
Turn left and follow the road back to the cabins.
Stank Gorge walk
Follow the green marker posts for a walk
up Stank gorge passing a lovely waterfall viewing.
Start: Strathyre Forest Retreat
Length: 3.5km/2 .25 miles
Walk Time: Allow 1.75 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
From the Forest Retreat facing Loch Lubnaig, the route follows
the cycle path to the left.
Follow this path along with the loch shore to your right until you reach
a burn with a white barrier.
Just past this, take the path to the left which climbs gently through
Strathyre forest.
As the path reaches its highest point ignore the path to the right and
continue downhill slightly until you reach Stank Burn.
Turn left to join the smaller path downhill. This is a fairly steep descent
and includes some rocky steps so care should be taken when conditions
are wet and/or icy.
There is a viewing point of the Stank Burn Waterfalls to the right.
Stank Glen and Ben Ledi can be seen beyond the waterfall.
Continue down through the young mixed woodland and eventually
down to the main cabin road.
Strathyre
Tracks and trails for walking and cycling.
Loch
Lubnaig
A84
Stank G
len
Strathyre
Forest
Key
(3.75 miles) Stank Glen walk
Other woodland trails
Strathyre
Stank Glen walk
Follow the red marker posts for a highly recommended walk into Stank
Glen. This is possibly the best walk from the cabin site, taking you to the
foot of Ben Ledi.
You now have two choices of where you can
loop back around to join the logging road again.
Start: Strathyre Forest Retreat
Length: 6km/3.75 miles
Walk Time: Allow 2 .5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate/strenuous
The second (if you still have some more energy), continue on until you
reach a crossing point over some boulders and over Stank Burn to your
left. This should be avoided after heavy rain or if you don’t fancy the risk
of getting your feet wet!
From the Forest Retreat facing the loch, follow the road left. The turn
left up behind Cabin 19. This is an old forest road which gently climbs
up behind the Cabins.
Follow the path round to the right where it steepens and zig zags up
alongside Stank Burn.
There are a number of rocky steps so care should be taken when
conditions are wet and/or icy. Halfway up the steps there is a viewing
point of the Stank Burn Waterfalls to the right. Stank Glen and Ben Ledi
can be seen beyond the waterfall (a great rest stop)!
Return to the main path and continue up the steps to meet a wide
logging road.
Turn right, then once this reaches its highest point, take the first left on
another logging road rather than continuing downhill.
This gently climbs into Stank Glen where you have brilliant views all
around (on a clear day)!
The first is an obvious loop around to the left
avoiding a burn crossing.
Continue down to meet the logging road again, turn right then almost
immediately left to meet the smaller path down through the Spruce
woodland with Stank Burn on your left.
The Ben Ledi hill path then takes you back down to the cabin road,
turn left and follow the road back to the cabins.