📌 Cowal, Argyll & Bute
★★
Bishop’s Glen Reservoir is a popular local beauty spot for Dunoonites (yes, really!), located a steep climb above Dunoon. Wide and shaded paths make an easy circuit around the water’s edge, with lots of opportunities to spot wildfowl. The Balgaidh Burn is the main feeder stream and has a bridge for a possible shortcut to the return leg; for more variety, continue up the verdant glen with occasional glimpses of (or detours to) waterfalls and rapids.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at upper end of Nelson Street, 1 mi west of Dunoon town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 165767
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.948146,-4.940688
🚌 Bus to Dunoon – nearest stop is at Edward Street / Auchamore Road junction (0.5 mi) | 🚢 Passenger ferry to Dunoon (1 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 100 m | ⌛ 1 hr
Features: 💧 Bishop’s Glen Reservoir
⬤ Easy | Wide paths (narrower options closer to shoreline) with only odd steep sections. Short tarmac lane for return from reservoir.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – cross burn just upstream from car park – Bishop’s Glen Reservoir (south bank) – cross burn at 🧭 NS 153769 – Bishop’s Glen Reservoir (north bank) – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Two jays, swans & cygnets, mallard ducks, little grebes, grey heron, fish, froglets.
Weather: Sunny intervals, cloud approaching from west. Moderate breeze, temperature in high teens.
July 2023
