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Slate Miners' Ruins – Forest Stream loop from Ballachulish

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Slate Miners' Ruins – Forest Stream loop from Ballachulish

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Slate Miners' Ruins – Forest Stream loop from Ballachulish

01:03

3.40km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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457 m

View of Ballachulish Slate Quarries and Loch Leven from Brecklet Path

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The Brecklet Path is a waymarked trail that climbs high above the old Ballachulish Slate Quarries. It gives stunning views out over Lock Leven and the surrounding countryside. The path …

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843 m

View of Ballachulish and Loch Leven

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It's a clear path, but not sure I'd call it "easy" - it's pretty steep up from the quarry. Really worth it for a great view at a spot with …

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1.69 km

Slate Miners' Ruins

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Not sure what this was, but dwellings for slate miners is a good guess. Completely taken over by moss now.

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1.79 km

Fairy Village in the Forest

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A group of fairies have obviously set up a village here among the trees.

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1.97 km

Ballachulish Slate Quarry

Highlight • Historical Site

3.40 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.90 km

610 m

598 m

270 m

Surfaces

1.88 km

610 m

598 m

192 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 11 August

22°C

12°C

13 %

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Comments

August 17, 2022,Ballachullish Quarrywalk, Scotland (August)

Small morning round: the forest here is so different from German forest forest. The part we came through has been standing for a long time and is not managed. Everything is allowed to stay that way, after a storm you only clear the way. It's great how moss and ferns can colonize the root plates if you just let them …

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Slate Miners' Ruins – Forest Stream loop from Ballachulish

View of Ballachulish Slate Quarries and Loch Leven from Brecklet Path

View of Ballachulish and Loch Leven

Slate Miners' Ruins

Fairy Village in the Forest

Forest Stream

Enchanted Forest

Bridge of Laroch

Ballachulish Slate Quarry

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