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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

02:22

17.7km

770m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 8.38 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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18 m

Menstrie Burn and Menstrie Glen

Highlight • Cycleway

Menstrie Wood is a nice surprise on the NCN or the cycle path in the Hillfoots in Central Scotland 🚲 The cycle path itself is smooth asphalt with a quaint …

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261 m

Mentrie Switchbacks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Amazing gravel switch back ascent (or descent) giving superb views over the Forth Valley. Gradual gradient so not too difficult or technical.

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5.10 km

Rocky Descent with Valley View

Highlight • Trail

Had to come of and push here, couldn't get traction on the loose stones. and not far around the corner there are sections of chunky boulders that could pop a tyre.

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8.22 km

Dumyat Summit and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Memorial

Highlight • Summit

Dumyat, (or Dumnyat) is a hill summit in the Ochil Hills near Stirling. It's a popular hill to climb for walkers and mountain bikers alike, despite being relatively small at …

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8.27 km

Dumyat Summit

Highlight • Climb

Great climb up to the peak and then a superb descent back down to Bridge of Allan!

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9.49 km

Path With Views of the Ochil Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great View's

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12.4 km

Ruins

17.6 km

Fox Boy Sculpture, Midtown Gardens

Highlight • Monument

This public art work by internationally renowned sculptor Andy Scott, which features a boy with a fox's head sitting on a water wheel, was installed in Menstrie's Midtown Gardens in December 2008.

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

3.98 km

823 m

455 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

4.40 km

1.12 km

447 m

130 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Saturday 4 July

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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

Menstrie Burn and Menstrie Glen

Mentrie Switchbacks

Rocky Descent with Valley View

Dumyat Summit and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Memorial

Dumyat Summit

Path With Views of the Ochil Hills

Fox Boy Sculpture, Midtown Gardens

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