11/08/2026
Please find below the August trail update for Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.
West Highland Way
OPEN – Pathworks are complete and the low-path diversion has been removed.
Three Lochs Forest Drive
Three Lochs Forest Drive – OPEN
Loch Drunkie Trail – OPEN
Pine Ridge Viewpoint Trail - OPEN
Achray Viewpoint Trail – OPEN
Drunkie Toilets – OPEN
Bochastle
Car Park – OPEN
Stay the Night – OPEN
Achray / The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre
The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre & car park - OPEN
Waterfall Trail - OPEN
Oak Coppice Trail - OPEN
Craigmore Viewpoint Trail - OPEN
Lime Craig Trail – OPEN
Balmaha
Conic Hill - OPEN
Millenium Forest Trail – OPEN
Loch Ard
8 Mile Loop - OPEN
Sculpture Trail – OPEN
Lochan Spling Trail – OPEN
Forth Valley Viewpoint Trail – OPEN
Gravelfoyle Routes – OPEN
Statute Labour Road – OPEN
Lemahamish
Easterpark Trail – OPEN
Doon Hill – OPEN – This trail has been re-routed and now starts at Lemahamish car park. It still summits Doon Hill, but does not go through Aberfoyle.
Riverside Trail – OPEN
Lemahamish Car Park – OPEN
Braeval
Harvesting at Braeval is now complete, with some timber haulage still to take place. The site has been felled due to a Statutory Plant Health Notice for Larch Disease and as such, all Larch had to be removed. The site will be restocked in the near future, please bear with us as we restore the site.
Car Park – OPEN
Stonefields Trail – OPEN
Braeval Trail – OPEN
Rob Roy Way – OPEN
Stay the Night – OPEN
Ben Venue
There is an active harvesting near Ben Venue Hillpath and the Great Trossachs Forest Path. The routes are open but please obey any advice from operators and site signage.
Creag Noran Viewpoint Trail – OPEN
Car Park – OPEN
Hillpath – OPEN
Ben A’an
Car Park – OPEN
Hillpath – OPEN
Loch Katrine
Brenachoile Trail – OPEN
Primrose Hill Trail – OPEN
Old Drymen Road
Car Park – OPEN
High Corrie Trail – OPEN
Badivow Trail – CLOSED
Hoish Timber Stacking Yard – The Hoish Timber Stacking Yard is closed to the public and should not be accessed. This timber stacking yard is extremely dangerous, with heavy machinery present, large amounts of timber, and day and night operations taking place. For your own safety please do not enter the yard. There have been an increasing number of incidents with members of the public accessing the yard, which poses a serious danger to themselves and operators, as well as halting critical operations. Please obey the onsite signage and do not enter this area.
Garadhban
There will be a new harvesting starting within Garadhban block in the next two weeks. Although no trail closures or diversions are expected there will be an increased amount of traffic on forest roads. Please obey and signage and advice from operators.
Millburn Trail – OPEN
Craigievern Trail – OPEN
Car Park – OPEN
Stay the Night – OPEN
Leannach
A new thinning site has started near Leannach. No closures are expected but please obey any signage and advice from operators.
Car Park – OPEN
Stay the Night – OPEN
Strathyre
Ben Ledi Car Park – Will be closed Mon 3 Aug to Thu 6 Aug for repairs. Please use an alternative car park such as Bochastle or Falls of Leny.
Stank Burn Trail – DIVERTED – There is currently a diversion in place on the higher, non-waymarked, Stank Glen hillpath loop due to a section of forest road being washed out.
Tighanes Burn Trail – OPEN – There are some harvesting operations near the trail. The trail will remain open, but please obey any operational signage.
Leny Woods Car park – OPEN
Ben Ledi Hillpath – OPEN
Beinn an t-Sidhein Hillpath – OPEN
Rob Roy Way Kingshouse – OPEN – There is an active harvesting site in this area. Bankspeople are being used when operationally necessary – please obey any safety advice.
Harvesting in East Strathyre by Kingshouse is complete with haulage ongoing - please obey all operational and diversion signage and advice from onsite operators during this time.
Harvesting at a site north of the Strathyre cabins near the Rob Roy Way is complete with haulage ongoing - please obey all operational and diversion signage and advice from onsite operators during this time.
Callander
Crags Trail – OPEN
Car Park – OPEN
Rowardennan
Ben Lomond Memorial Trail – OPEN
Car Park – OPEN
Ben Lomond Overflow Car Park – OPEN
Ben Lomond Hillpath - OPEN
Sallochy
Sallochy Trail – OPEN
Torrie
There are two active harvesting sites within the Torrie block – please obey any onsite signage and advice from operators.
Letter
There is an active harvesting site within the Letter block – please obey any onsite signage and advice from operators.
Flanders Moss
There is an active site within Gartrenich Moss and Flanders Moss, please obey any onsite signage and advice from operators.
Inverardran / Tyndrum / Crianlarich
Car Park – OPEN
Woodland Trail – OPEN
Inverardran Forest Trail – OPEN
Crianlarich Village Trail – OPEN