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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

03:24

29.0km

1,080m

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 10.0 km for 2.91 km

After 17.5 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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13.2 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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13.9 km

Blairdenon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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19.4 km

Ben Cleuch summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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20.6 km

Ben Ever

Peak

22.7 km

Wood Hill

Peak

22.8 km

Grassy Descent Into Alva

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

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

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24.1 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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24.9 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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29.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

9.39 km

2.84 km

2.48 km

Surfaces

18.0 km

5.31 km

3.90 km

1.86 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

22°C

11°C

0 %

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Menstrie Switchbacks – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Menstrie

Menstrie Burn and Menstrie Glen

Menstrie Switchbacks

Wallace Stone Plane Crash Site

Blairdenon Hill

Ben Cleuch summit

Grassy Descent Into Alva

Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva Old Kirkyard

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