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Glen Ogle Viaduct

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.40802, -4.31743

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2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km▾

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Saints WayWalking route130 km▾

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route
Killin to St FillansWalking route26 km▾

Mostly on route of former railway track.

Named routeLength 26 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

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27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Acharn Forest Red trailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Acharn Forest Orange trailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Acharn Forest White trailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Acharn Forest Yellow trailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km▾
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

About this historic site

Glen Ogle Viaduct is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Cyclists on the Glen Ogle viaduct

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cyclists on the Glen Ogle viaduct

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 369m

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Angus Episcopal Church of ScotlandReligious grounds3.6 km→✦St. Blane's ChapelHistoric site4.3 km→✦GlenbeichHistoric site4.8 km→✦Edinample CastleHistoric site4.8 km→✦CrannogHistoric site4.3 km→✦Killin JunctionHistoric site4.7 km→