Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Alva

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Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Alva

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Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen – Ben Cleuch summit loop from Alva

02:17

15.2km

730m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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779 m

Waterfalls of Alva Glen

Highlight • Waterfall

Alva Glen is a spectacular gorge situated above the village of Alva at the foot of the Ochil Hills.
Alva Glen is a diverse and attractive glen. The forest floor …

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1.45 km

Craighorn Fall, Alva Glen

Highlight • Waterfall

Alva Glen is a spectacular gorge situated above the village of Alva at the foot of the Ochil Hills.
Alva Glen is a diverse and attractive glen. The forest floor …

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2.11 km

Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen

Highlight • Cave

Alva Glen is a spectacular gorge situated above the village of Alva at the foot of the Ochil Hills.
Alva Glen is a diverse and attractive glen. The forest floor …

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7.07 km

Ben Buck Summit

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This hill isn’t in the Scottish Highlands, it isn’t part of the Cairngorms range. It doesn’t measure 1,081m (3457ft) You can’t see Ben Nevis, you might be able to see …

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8.22 km

Ben Cleuch summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

The views from up here make it all the more worth the climb!

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9.57 km

Ben Ever is a subsidiary peak of Ben Cleuch. It's 622m high and offers great views of the higher peak and south towards Falkirk. Normally climbed on the way to Ben Cleuch or on the descent from that peak.

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11.5 km

Wood Hill

Peak

13.1 km

Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

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The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the …

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14.2 km

Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva Old Kirkyard

Highlight • Monument

The church of St Serf was rebuilt in 1632 but was abandoned in the 1980s when the congregation merged with that of the Eadie Church. It was demolished after a …

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15.2 km

End point

Parking

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