Glen Lyon Horseshoe

Linlithgow Group

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Overview

Sir Walter Scott described Glen Lyon as "the longest, loneliest, loveliest glen in Scotland". Let us hope we can see it whilst making the round of Carn Gorm, Meall Garbh, Carn Mairg and Meall na Aighean! We will be following the route in the SMC book. All being well we should be back in Linlithgow by 7pm.

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Meeting time:: 7:00 am
Start time:: 8:45 am
Estimated finish time:: 5:15 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 18.5km / 11.5mi
Ascent:: 1330m / 4363ft
Type:: circular

Local Walk Grade: A

OS Sheet: 51

Features

Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:: NS 99400 77001
Nearest postcode:: EH49 7AW
what3words:: luckier.speared.billiard

Meeting time:: 7:00 am

Car park behind West Port Hotel.

Starting point

Grid reference:: NN 66599 48201
Nearest postcode:: PH15 2NJ
what3words:: breeze.reform.local

Start time:: 8:45 am

Opposite the drive to Invervar House turn down a track and after a short distance there is a small car park.

Upcoming walks with Linlithgow Group

Binny Craig circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.2 miles

New Year lunch walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.2 miles

Glendevon loop – Ochils

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.9 miles

St Monans to Anstruther Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.1 miles

View over the Manor valley from Cademuir fort

Cademuir hill forts & the Tweed

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.8 miles

Cleuch Plantation circular walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Niddrie Bing looking down to Niddrie Castle

Winchburgh, Niddrie Bing Micro Hill walk circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.3 miles

Beinn Challuim (Ben Challum)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Beinn Chabhair - by a dry route, hopefully

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 7.1 miles

Winchburgh to Linlithgow by the Union Canal

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Devilla Forest circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Glen Loin Loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.9 miles

Minchmoor road and the 3 Brethen from Yarrowford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.9 miles

Norman’s Law

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Cockleroy and the Avon Heritage Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Maddiston to California and return

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.8 miles

Stuc a’ Chroin (Munro)

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 10.9 miles

The Victorian (built 1842) 7 metre (24 feet) high Bandrum Temple Folly a lookout Tower that stands on the Bandrum Southern escarpment with expansive views over the River Forth & Lothian Shores.

Saline Glen & Bandrum Walk Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Big Ochils loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

Almondell and Calder Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Mendick and North Muir Hills

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.6 miles

Queen Elizabeth Forest Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Selkirk to Melrose

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bo'ness to Blackness and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Helix/Brackenlees Road circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 8.1 miles

An Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.3 miles

South Pentland hills from Flotterstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Geal Charn and A' Mharconaich

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 7.1 miles

Glen Lyon Horseshoe

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.5 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.75 per month