Dollar to Glendevon
| Distance | Approximate Time | Height Gain | OS Map |
| 13 kms | 05:00 (hrs:mins) | 0 metres | Explorer 366: Stirling & Ochil Hills west |
Description
Start Dollar, taking the road to Castle Campell. From the car park in Dollar Glen, walk up the road and then turn right onto a track at Brewlands and up to the gate into the forest.
From beyond the gate take the middle path at the three-way junction to the edge of the trees. Go through the gate, along the path over the wateshed and onto the track by the reservoir and down towards the farm at Glenquey.
At the sheepfold turn left over a stile into a field to by-pass the farm. Leave the track on the hill above Burnfoot, and follow the path downhill, over the bridge, left rhough a gate towards the footbridge over the river. The path on the far side emerges on the main road - take care as there is no pavement.
Access Info
To avoid some of the steep climb, parking is available at the car park about 3/4 of a mile from the town and just below Brewlands where the trak to Glendevon leaves the road.
PLEASE NOTE that there is no public transport to or from Glendevon.
Additional Info
The route this walk follows to Glendevon is a well known hill track which continues over the hills from Glen Devon to Auchterarder. It would have been well known to the cattle drovers from the highlands heading for the tryst (or market) at Falkirk which
More Info
This route is available in more detail with an associated map in the Footprint Guide 'The Ochil Hills and Clackmannanshire' available from Visitor Information Centres. There's also further information about this route in the Cicerone guide Walking in the Ochils, Campsie Fells and Lomond Hills.
