Paths in Glen Tanar

You will find some suggested routes on the map.

Each of these routes is waymarked with its own symbol on the posts along the route.  All our waymarked walks start at the Braeloine Visitor Centre.

Juniper Path
A short route from the carpark to a view point overlooking the glen.  Grassy path with a few short steep climb.

Chapel Path
A gentle walk by the river and through meadows to the Chapel of St Lesmo.  Crushed stone and grass surfaces, mainly level with no steep slopes.

Fairy Lochan Path
Passing the chapel, this route takes you to the romantically named Fairy Lochan, a great place to stop and look for damsel and dragonflies in the summer.  Beyond the loch, the path runs through mixed woodland and back along the Water of Tanar to the Visitor Centre.  Crushed stone and grass surfaces, some short gentle slopes.

Riverbank Path
A short extension to the Fairy Lochan Path, this route leads you back to the visitor centre along the Water of Tanar after walking across a moraine dam left in the glen after the ice age. Crushed stone and grass surfaces, some short gentle slopes.

Knockie Viewpoint
For a taste of the glen's forest and glimpse of the moorland beyond try this route.  Heading out past the chapel and through pine woodland you will reach the view point where you can rest and enjoy the views before descending and returning to the visitor centre via the riverbank.  Crushed stope and grass surfaces, some short gentle slopes.

Old Pines Path
This path takes you to the heart of Glen Tanar's magnificent forest, and is never far from the sparkling Water of Tanar.  Crushed stone and grass surfaces, some short gentle slopes.