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Devilla Forest

(Average user rating4 unrated 4/5)

About Devilla Forest

We're glad people are enjoying Devilla forest.  It is a great place for all sorts of activities including dog walking and cycling.  Please remember to be courteous to other forest users so Devilla forest continues to be a great place for everyone.  Thanks

The forest has a long history of occupation and use.

Prehistoric coffins, stone circles and Roman urns have been found in different parts of the forest.

Devilla Forest is composed chiefly of Scots pine and has an extensive network of paths and forest roads. The forest is popular with walkers and cyclists.

During recent tree safety surveys we noticed some of the heritage interpretation attached to the trees had started to cut into the bark.  The bird boxes and interpretation has now been taken down to allow the trees to grow unhindered.

Thanks go to Bob and Meg Smith of Kincardine for all their hard work they have put into discovering the history of Devilla forest.

How to get there:

Kincardine and Alloa are the nearest towns or villages.

Devilla Forest lies to the north of the river Forth (one mile east of the village of Kincardine) and to the south of the A907 Alloa to Dunfermline road.

The A985 Kincardine Bridge to Dunfermline road runs along the southern edge of the forest and it is from this road that access can be gained.

OS Grid Reference: NS960880
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Places to go in Devilla Forest

Sawmill Plantation

Other places to go in this area

Heather in bloom

Facilities:

Parking

Activities:

WalkingCyclingHorse RidingHeritage

Contact

Jenny Ventham
Community Ranger
01555 660190
e-mail: jenny.ventham

User Comments

3 Stars 3 Stars

Walked here for first time on 27th February using map on "cloudyskiesandrain.com" page. Managed to do loop to first small lochan (forget the name) and up to Peppermill Dam. Explored the mausoleum and graveyard, which is very overgrown now with briars. The small track up to it is all but washed away with the amount of rain we have had over the summer and winter. Nevertheless we enjoyed it and looked up some of the history on our return home. We came back by the north end of the dam but got a bit disorientated and took a fairly good track heading down towards the car park but ended up at a large open bog. There is possibly a way over it in dry weather but not when we were there. Retraced our steps and finally reached the car, tired but happy. We reckon we walked about 10 miles with some unplanned detours. Took 4 hours, including exploring certain areas of the forest. Will return to explore more but with an ordnance survey map. Although there were fixed maps on trees/posts on some of the walk there were none in the allocated box we found near the start of the walk.

Ginty, 1/Mar/2013
5 Stars 5 Stars

Lovely walk but we got a little lost trying to find the dam and met a man in the same position.we ended up heading towards the main road but turned back when we saw the longannet chimney and realised we were far from where we should be ,more signs please so we can enjoy the beautiful Forrest.

Erin and John , 17/Feb/2013
3 Stars 3 Stars

We really loved walking through your forest but our owners started to get frustrated and fed up near the end of our walk because there were no sign posts or directions and they ended up coming out at the sawmill and having to walk with us on short leads along a dangerous road back to the car park entrance. Please could you help them by marking out the routes more clearly as this has put them of taking us back to your lovely forest.

Kurgan and Odin (dogs), 30/Nov/2012

Thanks for the comments. We will pass them on to the district office.

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