Walk: Ben Cleuch & the long arm of The Law

📌 Ochil Hills, Clackmannanshire
★★★

🛠️ Return path through Mill Glen damaged in one spot due to river erosion, but passable on rough boulders (checked June 2024)

Ben Cleuch’s shelter cairn and trig pillar mark the highest point of the Ochil Hills: a chain of grassy summits stretching east from Stirling all the way to Fife. The hill’s upper slopes offer magnificent views over the Clackmannanshire plains and Forth estuary, as well as northwest towards the Highlands. This varied circuit ascends from Tillicoultry, traversing the east side of Mill Glen before climbing more steeply up the long southern arm of The Law. Beyond Ben Cleuch, the addition of Ben Ever forms a satisfying horseshoe route around Daiglen Burn, with a sinuous network of paths and tracks return to the depths of Mill Glen for a chance to see its dramatic steep slopes and waterfalls up close.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish on Upper Mill Street, 0.5 mi north of Tillicoultry town centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 914974

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.157606,-3.749165

🚌 Bus to Tillicoultry

🚗 Car park / street parking

📝 Key info

▶ 10 km / 6 mi | ▲ 770 m | ⌛ 4.5-5.5 hr

Features: 🌊 Mill Glen ★★★★; △ The Law (638 m); △ Ben Cleuch (721 m, “Torbett” / Donald); △ Ben Ever (622 m)

⬤ Tough | Paths throughout: grassy on hilltops, earthy / stony around Mill Glen. A few steep or rocky sections on ascent and descent, especially climbing out of Mill Glen.

➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – path above east side of Mill Glen – path junction at head of Mill Glen, 🧭 NS 912982 – The Law – Ben Cleuch – Ben Ever – track at 🧭 NS 907982 – quarry boundary at 🧭 NS 911978 – descent north into Mill Glen – start via main gorge path

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Sheep above Mill Glen, Speckled Wood butterflies in the woodland lower down.

Weather: 15°C at the car park with a cool breeze and good amounts of sunshine.

June 2024