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Descent South of Meikle Bin – Meikle Bin Summit loop from River Carron

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Descent South of Meikle Bin – Meikle Bin Summit loop from River Carron

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Descent South of Meikle Bin – Meikle Bin Summit loop from River Carron

02:25

7.32km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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1.40 km

Junction with Fire Beater Rack Near Crow Road

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Take the left hand and MUCH less obvious fork back to the Crow Road IF GOING FROM S TO N.
There's a rack of flails for beating out forest fires at the junction.

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2.02 km

Burn Crossing Between Crow Road and Meikle Bin

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I managed to ride half of it on a gravel bike so not too bad. But some of it was boggy. Had to hike-a-bike a lot of it. Small burn crossing,

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2.75 km

Descent by Fence Posts Near Meikle Bin

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Just metres past the path up to Meikle Bin the forestry track widens for a turning circle, parking and possibly a portable sh#tter.
Just metres past that wider section there's …

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2.84 km

Descent South of Meikle Bin

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Descend line of fence posts, some marked by white ribbons just after (south) of path up to Meikle Bin.
Recent forestry work (2023) make the start of the descent look …

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3.65 km

Wing Fragment from 1950 Plane Crash

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3.71 km

Meikle Bin Summit

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The descent off the top of Meikle Bin heading south is great fun. However as it enters the woods it becomes incredibly boggy and fairly unrideable - and that was …

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3.78 km

View of Corbetts and Munros to the North

Highlight • Summit

As Autumn gives way to Winter you can see the snow slowly appear on the peaks from here. You could potentially get some great photos with a DSLR.

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7.32 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.52 km

3.04 km

682 m

Surfaces

2.88 km

2.77 km

1.60 km

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Descent South of Meikle Bin – Meikle Bin Summit loop from River Carron

Junction with Fire Beater Rack Near Crow Road

Burn Crossing Between Crow Road and Meikle Bin

Descent by Fence Posts Near Meikle Bin

Descent South of Meikle Bin

Wing Fragment from 1950 Plane Crash

Meikle Bin Summit

View of Corbetts and Munros to the North

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