Pucks Glen Walk

 

Pucks Glen, one of the most famous walks on the Cowal Peninsula, begins from the Forestry Commission Car Park at Pucks Glen. The first impression people have when entering Puck's Glen is they have wandered into an enchanted kingdom where at any moment they may come face to face with a wood - sprite or other magical creature from the ancient world of Faery. A waymarked path, originally constructed by the Younger family to lead to a folly on the hill, (now constructed in the Benmore Botanic Gardens), continues uphill, through a mixed woodland planted by the Estate in 1870. The steep, narrow gorge is interwoven with waterfalls and shallow rock pools spanned by arched wooden bridges. The assistance of the Manpower Services Commission in redeveloping this path is gratefully acknowledged.

How to get there:

Pucks Glen Walk can be started from PUCKS GLEN CAR PARK in Benmore which is part of Argyll Forest Park. Dunoon is the nearest town or village.

There are two equally appealing approaches to the Argyll Forest Park from Glasgow. By car ferry from Gourock to Dunoon entering the southern end of the Park near Pucks Glen, or by the A82 along the western shore of Loch Lomond through Tarbet, entering the northern end at Arrochar. Follow the A82/A83/A815 to Dunoon.

For public transport information follow the Traveline Scotland link under the Useful sites section opposite.

OS Grid Reference: NS148844

You can also access this trail through Inverchapel Carpark.