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Balfron Golf Club

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

56.07875, -4.32955

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Yorkshire-fog +153 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Yorkshire-fog +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Elder +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Highland Way (Milngavie to Drymen part 2)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
John Muir WayCycling route215 km
Named routeRef JMWLength 215 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 7Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route777 m
Named routeRef 7Length 777 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Balfron Golf Society, 2nd Hole, Cairnhall

📷 Scott Cormie · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Balfron Golf Society, 2nd Hole, Cairnhall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen Elizabeth FieldUrban park4.9 km→🌱Corn FieldUrban park1.3 km→⛪Killearn KirkReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪Balfron ChurchReligious grounds600 m→✦George Buchanan MonumentHistoric site4.7 km→✦Old KirkHistoric site4.8 km→

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