This waymarked walk in the plantations of Fearnoch Forest provides a gentle leg stretcher passing through both coniferous plantations and deciduous woodland.
Bog Factor
Waymarked forestry paths and tracks.
Fearnoch Forestry car park.
None to start.
NM968321
Park in the signed Fearnoch Forest car park off the A85; there is a parking charge. The route is named the Ant Hill Trail on signs - as the forest is home to Wood Ants - and is waymarked throughout in yellow. The car park is up to the right from the approach track - to begin the walk, return to the track and continue along it, passing the waymarker post. Almost immediately turn left onto a marked footpath through the trees.
When this emerges on another track, turn left again, then - after the bridge - turn right onto a well-surfaced path. This eventually emerges onto another track ('The Middle Road'); turn right here (yellow marker). After 150m turn left onto a waymarked path through the trees. This passes a bench beneath some mighty oak trees, and after 350m emerges at another forestry track - turn right here.
Keep to the right around a bend (ignoring a minor route off left), and continue until a t-junction - turn right here. Keep straight ahead at a cross tracks. There's a picnic area on the right - turn right alongside this, through the stone entranceway.
This attractive path runs close by a small burn, later crossing it at a footbridge. When it emerges on a track turn left. At the next junction the outward route is rejoined - keep ahead and then take the next left, from there retracing your steps all the way back to the car park.
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