Menstrie Switchbacks – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Menstrie

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Menstrie Switchbacks – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Menstrie

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Menstrie Switchbacks – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Menstrie

03:29

30.1km

1,090m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 970 m for 62 m

After 13.0 km for 996 m

After 18.6 km for 761 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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23 m

Menstrie Burn and Menstrie Glen

Highlight • Cycleway

Menstrie Wood is a nice surprise on the NCN or the cycle path in the Hillfoots in Central Scotland 🚲 The cycle path itself is smooth asphalt with a quaint …

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499 m

Menstrie Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great climb up and into Sheriffmuir from Menstrie, tough at times and a few gates to get through but you are rewarded by amazing views and a fun fire road descent.

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14.3 km

Wallace Stone Plane Crash Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Although there's not much left here, it's always a humbling reminder as you pass by on your bike or on foot of the crash in 1957.

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15.0 km

Blairdenon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Extreme Bog fest in the wet, pick a dry day.

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20.4 km

Ben Cleuch summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

The views from up here make it all the more worth the climb!

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21.7 km

Ben Ever

Peak

23.8 km

Wood Hill

Peak

23.9 km

Grassy Descent Into Alva

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Good luck with this one, it's really steep!

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25.2 km

Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

Highlight • Waterfall

The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the …

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26.0 km

Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva Old Kirkyard

Highlight • Monument

The church of St Serf was rebuilt in 1632 but was abandoned in the 1980s when the congregation merged with that of the Eadie Church. It was demolished after a …

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30.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

9.39 km

3.00 km

2.48 km

Surfaces

18.9 km