Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

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Mentrie Switchbacks – Dumyat Summit loop from Menstrie

02:22

17.8km

770m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 8.40 km for 76 m

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Parking

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23 m

Menstrie Burn and Menstrie Glen

Highlight • Cycleway

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272 m

Mentrie Switchbacks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Amazing gravel switch back ascent (or descent) giving superb views over the Forth Valley. Gradual gradient so not too difficult or technical.

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5.12 km

Rocky Descent with Valley View

Highlight • Trail

Had to come of and push here, couldn't get traction on the loose stones. and not far around the corner there are sections of chunky boulders that could pop a tyre.

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Dumyat Summit and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Memorial

Highlight • Summit

Dumyat, (or Dumnyat) is a hill summit in the Ochil Hills near Stirling. It's a popular hill to climb for walkers and mountain bikers alike, despite being relatively small at …

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8.28 km

Dumyat Summit

Highlight • Climb

Great climb up to the peak and then a superb descent back down to Bridge of Allan!

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Path With Views of the Ochil Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great View's

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Ruins

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Fox Boy Sculpture, Midtown Gardens

Highlight • Monument

This public art work by internationally renowned sculptor Andy Scott, which features a boy with a fox's head sitting on a water wheel, was installed in Menstrie's Midtown Gardens in December 2008.

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