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Alva Glen

Tourist attraction Country park

One of the Best Places To Visits in Glenochil


Address

5JP, Brook St, Alva, United Kingdom

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (803 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Boxing Day), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: walk (13) views (7)
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  • 5/5 Christine L. 11 months ago on Google
    Great for dogs. Wonderful, breathtaking and phenomenal views. Benches throughout the place for enjoy the views. The entire climb/route is 1miles. Height claimed is 200m. Roughly 1.15min. Safety rails through the walk. Great for kids, families or individuals. Walk along side the stream. There is a car park with picnic benches. Steeped in history with information boards out up for reading. A carved wooden trail for kids to identify along the path. Gravel path has an incline with stairs and some of the path is stones not paved. Not intense or expensive needed. Wear comfortable sneakers or boots. Path can be damp. No public toilets or visitors centre. Lots of cafes/restaurants near by. Only a few bins at the start of the trail.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew G. 1 year ago on Google
    Brilliant walk up onto the top of the hills. Stunning views. Great for the dog. There are sheep in the grazing fields on the slopes up to the top (there were non being that). The paths are pretty good but you can go off piste. There are woodlands along the lower slopes. Amazing views.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 lara b. 8 months ago on Google
    Lovely wee walk along the glen and over waterfalls. Defo worth the hike up. Lots of butterflies, on route theres signs indicating the different species. Saw plenty on our journey. Its a really enjoyable walk, never made it as far as smugglers cave but will be back to get there and beyond.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ola M. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing walk however I don't personally think it is 100% safe for smaller children . The first part of the walk is children safe however the second part is quite unsafe, with very narrow and stip paths. I wouldn't take my 6 years old child there anyway. However I absolutely loved every second being there....and the cold bath inside the cave was amazingly refreshing.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bill B. 11 months ago on Google
    Lovely walk along the river and up the hill. Towards the top it can get slippery and is a bit rocky in parts. Great views of the waterfalls. Sat and had lunch listening to the water and the birds singing. The carpark is very small.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kyle W. 9 months ago on Google
    Went wild swimming with my brother, and the views were breathtaking absolutely beautiful place.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SKY Kimmel (Strummie W. 1 year ago on Google
    So so sooooo lovely, and we didn't even do the whole walk! Lovely to be outdoor and wooed by the sound of the water. So peaceful. We had 2 young Kiddies and only managed so far - AND with a buggy! It might be the first dam we made it to, we're not sure.... it gets a bit rough after that. The eldest managed the walk too but I had to hold his hand tight. Lots of sheer drops and the hence ain't gonna hold in some part. Some are metal wired so those are not the strongest, the solid metal ones are fine but just don't chance it! They're too curious to what to see what's down there!! There are some staircases but also some slopes so we found the slopes as much as we can and then hubby did all the steps work with the buggy. Like I said, it's doable up until the first dam really so, potentially next time we'll just try and do it without the buggy and see how far again we can go.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew G. 10 months ago on Google
    Lovely walks and a few cheeky waterfalls.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Paul W. 5 months ago on Google
    Well worth the short walk to the falls. Colours were great during autumn with the low evening sun shining at times.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Connor G. 11 months ago on Google
    The Area is lovely but the trail is quite small unless you follow it back to Tillicoultry. It could do with a wee bit of a spruce up but overall I'd a nice wee walk especially on a lovely day.

  • 5/5 Mike R. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a truly beautiful place, though plagued by litter… For many years I’ve seen the Ochils off in the distance and never really ventured in to them. Today that changed and on the whole it was a lovely experience. We trekked up the Glen with our 6 & 10 yr old who managed the steep paths without too much bother. There’s places where you will definitely want to guide younger children as there’s steep drops, but it’s very doable. I was really disappointed by the amount of litter, particularly below the benches. I just don’t understand the mindset of people who put the effort into going to these beautiful places, just to then trash them. There’s some great swimming holes here if you’re willing to try. We went dipping at Smugglers Cave and behind the highest dam. Slightly chilly!

  • 5/5 Lorraine 6 months ago on Google
    Beautiful views . Waterfall walk not too much of a hill untill a Steap climb to smugglers cove but worth it !

  • 5/5 Linda H. 8 months ago on Google
    This is hands down the most amazingly beautiful walk I have ever been on. Loved every minute, every spectacular waterfall, every tranquil green space it was fantastic. I'll definitely be back.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park

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