📌 Glen Creran, Argyll & Bute
★★★
Add the F-word to any visitor attraction in Scotland and the tourists will come… we’re talking about “fairy”, by the way. The Fairy Bridge of Glen Creran is a faintly attractive, stone footbridge over a tumbling burn amidst dense woodland halfway between Oban and Glencoe, and has become quite popular in recent years. However, the real highlights on this walk lie elsewhere in the forest, ranging from the impressive Fas na Cloiche tree growing atop an enormous boulder, to several noisy waterfalls, or the excellent views of Beinn Sgulaird (wreathed in cloud on our visit) from the higher parts of the circuit.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Elleric, minor road end at the head of Glen Creran
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 036489
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.590457,-5.200038
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 4 km / 2 mi | ▲ 100 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Allt a’ Mhuilinn waterfalls; 🌊 Fairy Bridge & Eas an Diblidh waterfalls; ⛰️ Fas na Cloiche
⬤ Moderate | Narrow paths, starting with a steep ascent & becoming a little rough / muddy towards Fas na Cloiche.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extension to Fas na Cloiche: start – footbridge at Allt a’ Mhuilinn waterfalls – Fairy Bridge & Eas an Diblidh waterfalls – Fas na Cloiche – return to Fairy Bridge – path down south bank of Eas an Diblidh – start via minor road
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Deer, an owl hooting, frogs & lots of slugs. Moderately midgey!
Weather: Dry but overcast & feeling humid, 14°C.
June 2021
ong shot, but we were parked at the start of the trail, in the car park and I have lost an ear ring. We were parked near the bins on 17th September and would love to onow if anyone finds it please. Drop ear ring with different coloured stones
We had a great walk, loved it!
Hi,
Sorry to hear about your earring – I hope you have it returned!