Bracklinn Falls, Callander

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Summary

A circular walk taking in the idyllic Bracklinn Falls, a very popular local beauty spot. Once over the bridge the route climbs through forestry before descending to the quiet upper glen, with a return by minor road.

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Terrain

Good path and track with some steps - walk to the Falls is suitable for some baby buggies. Care should be taken at the Falls where there are steep drops and slippery stones. Return along minor road.

Public Transport

None to start, buses to Callander 1km to start on signed link path.

Start

Bracklinn Falls car park, Callander. Open in Google Maps.

Walk Statistics

Distance: 5.25km / 3.25 miles
Time: 1.5 hours
Ascent: 157m (Profile)
Start Grid Ref: NN636083

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Stage 1

From the car park walk join the signed path to Bracklinn Falls. Follow this level path past the woodland and across an area of more open ground. There are good views out over the countryside towards Stirling. Soon the trail forks, with a sign indicating a graded path descending to the left (rather than the blocked off original steep ahead). The path soon reaches the dramatic foaming river and then follows it downstream to the right to reach the footbridge.

Stage 2

The original cast-iron bridge, built for a visit of Queen Victoria in the 1870s was destroyed by flooding in 2004 and was replaced in 2010 but that bridge soon succumbed to the elements. The current, third bridge opened in 2023 and is made from steel designed to weather to a rusty look and is planned to last 120 years. The name Bracklinn comes from the Gaelic word Breac, meaning speckled or tawny and refers to the colour of the peat-tinged water, and from Linn meaning pool. The gorge which the falls of the Keltie Burn flow through has been formed over many years by the action of the water on soft puddingstone which lies in a fault at this point and has eroded much faster than the surrounding rock.

Stage 3

Once across the bridge, follow the path that leads left. Soon it reaches a track in dense forestry; keep straight ahead onto this. Further on the track reaches more open country, with views up the upper glen of the Keltie Water towards Stùc a'Chròin. Keep left when the track forks.

Stage 4

The track descends slowly to reach a bridge over the Keltie Water above some tumbling falls. Cross the bridge, head through the gate and follow the track uphill to reach a minor road.

Stage 5

Now turn left to follow the quiet minor road as it leads back to the car park for the Bracklinn Falls. There are good views out towards the Central Belt along the way.

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