Ritual Grove

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About Ritual Grove

Ritual Grove Walk in Glenbranter is a circular woodland walk with gentle gradients and a firm path surface. Benches have been placed at view points and rest areas along the length of the walk.

The large conifers are Sitka Spruce. In their natural habitat in North America they will live for 700-800 years and grow up to 80 metres tall. The Ritual Grove plantation was planted in 1926.

You may notice a number of bird and bat boxes as you go through the trees. These are to encourage Brown and Long-eared Owls and Pipestrelle Bats.

See also our pages on forests around Dunoon.

How to get there:

Ritual Grove can be started from LAUDER CAR PARK in Glenbranter Forest which is part of Argyll Forest Park. Dunoon is the nearest town or village.

There are two equally appealling approaches to the Forest Park from Glasgow.

By car ferry from Gourock to Dunoon, or by the A82 along the western shore of Loch Lomond through Tarbet, entering the Park at Arrochar.

From Dunoon take the A815 north, along the east side of Loch Eck.

From Arrochar take the A83(T) up and over the Rest and Be Thankful, turning left onto the A815 at the west end of Glen Kinglas. Head south along the east side of Loch Fyne towards Strachur. Glenbranter is about three miles south of Strachur.

OS Grid Reference: NS110987
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