Blairadam - Glen Trail

Description

The Glen Trail starts at the Blairadam car park and follows forest trails and paths which in some places are covered by loose stones or are a little muddy after wet weather. The trail drops fairly gently into the Glen but there is a climb out of the Glen at the far end with gradients as steep as 15% (1:7) for distances of 15m, a 9% gradient that runs for 80m and there is a 16% (1:6) gradient near the end of the circuit.There are are eight benches or other places to sit and rest but there are not evenly spread along the route.The woodland glen is an interesting environment in which red squirrel, deer and numerous woodland birds may be seen.

OVERALL RATING: BLUE
Path Surfaces:
Maximum Climbing Gradient: 2 - BLUE 7%
Maximum Descending Gradient: 2 - BLUE -7%
Total Elevation Gain: 92 metres
Distance:
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Route Profile

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