Ben Cleuch summit – Ben Buck Summit loop from Menstrie

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Ben Cleuch summit – Ben Buck Summit loop from Menstrie

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Ben Cleuch summit – Ben Buck Summit loop from Menstrie

02:42

24.9km

1,070m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.04 km for 1.74 km

After 7.98 km for 1.44 km

After 11.1 km for 1.55 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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23 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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5.73 km

View of the Ochils from Nebit Summit

Highlight • Summit

7.28 km

View of Alva from the Hill Path

Highlight • Trail

Not really a gravel bike descent when the grass is damp as there is no traction and very hard to control on steep slope just before the stony hairpins of the Nebbit. Best done on mtb.

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7.88 km

Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

Highlight • Waterfall

The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the …

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11.4 km

Ben Ever

Peak

12.6 km

Ben Cleuch summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

The views from up here make it all the more worth the climb!

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13.8 km

Ben Buck Summit

Highlight • Climb

This hill isn’t in the Scottish Highlands, it isn’t part of the Cairngorms range. It doesn’t measure 1,081m (3457ft) You can’t see Ben Nevis, you might be able to see …

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19.3 km

Woodland Streams at Ochil Hills Woodland Park

Highlight • Forest

The Wood Hill, between Alva and Tillicoultry, is what remains of the grounds of Alva House (now demolished) and is now the Ochil Hills Woodland Park.

As well as attractive …

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20.8 km

Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva Old Kirkyard

Highlight • Monument

The church of St Serf was rebuilt in 1632 but was abandoned in the 1980s when the congregation merged with that of the Eadie Church. It was demolished after a …

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24.9 km

End point

Parking

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