Animal Carvings Bench – Scottish Animal Sculptures loop from University of Stirling

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Animal Carvings Bench – Scottish Animal Sculptures loop from University of Stirling

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Animal Carvings Bench – Scottish Animal Sculptures loop from University of Stirling

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1.91km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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438 m

Abbey Craig Walking Trails Map

Highlight • Forest

Access to the Abbey Craig is FREE and open to the public all year. Many of the trails lead to stunning viewpoints of the surrounding landscape, city of Stirling and river Forth with spectacular views to Stirling Castle.

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485 m

Legends of The Monument Gift Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

574 m

Animal Carvings Bench

Highlight • Structure

This sculpture is part of the Wallace Way wood carving trail at Abbey Craig, which is FREE to access and starts from the Wallace Monument Carpark.

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618 m

Whale Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

This Whale sculpture celebrates the whale bones that were washed up on the prehistoric shoreline at the Carse of Stirling, 5000 BC.

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734 m

The Walkers' Way – Abbey Craig Early Settlers Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

1.05 km

The National Wallace Monument

Highlight • Monument

Well worth the effort to ride to this. Stunning views of a Scottish glen, the monument itself, Scottish deer...and of course – coffee! Good cycle paths to the monument ensure …

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1.35 km

Scottish Animal Sculptures

Highlight • Forest

These animal sculptures celebrates Scotland’s first farmers who kept pigs, sheep, goats and cattle.

The sculptures are part of the Wallace Way wood carving trail at Abbey Craig, which is FREE to access and starts from the Wallace Monument Carpark.

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1.91 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.40 km

241 m

174 m

103 m

Surfaces

1.14 km