Glentrool Holiday Cottage

23/01/2026

𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕟𝕒𝕟
𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟙 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖/𝟝 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕤
𝕎𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟙𝟝.𝟟𝕜𝕞/𝟝𝟘𝟚𝕞 𝕒𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥

Here's the second in our series showcasing our favourite five walks within half an hour's drive of the cottages🥾⛰️👣

If you want to get up into the hills and get some fantastic mountain views, but don’t want to deal with rough terrain, this is the walk for you! The panoramic view at the top of Bennan is spectacular, looking over to Benyellary and the Dungeon range. And you will rarely see another human on this walk!

The trail is on forest road all the way, so technically very easy and perfect for anyone who is inexperienced with hillwalking, or for younger walkers. You can even cycle it if you have a mountain bike and strong legs! Our route starts from Glentrool Visitor Centre, but it’s also walkable from the cottages if you want to add an extra 3km.

The walk starts by heading up the three waymarked trails from the Visitor Centre. But as soon as you reach the crossroads with the forest road, instead of continuing straight on for the waymarked trails, turn left onto the forest road and start the gentle ascent. You will soon see the mast on top of Bennan in the distance – that’s your destination! The forest road will take you all the way to the top - it climbs gently at first through the trees, but gets steeper towards the end!

As you get close to the top you get lovely views over to Benyellary ahead and Kirriereoch, and pass a pretty wee lochan.

At the top there is a summit cairn next to the radio mast and the views over across the other hills are fantastic.

Put it on your list for your next visit!

12/01/2026

Our latest Airbnb review from Rachael has made us smile today! We love happy guests 🥰🥰

03/12/2025

ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 ℍ𝕚𝕝𝕝 ℂ𝕚𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕚𝕥
𝔻𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟙𝟛 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕤/𝟛𝟘 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕤
𝕎𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟛.𝟝 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕤

You may remember last year we did a series of posts showcasing the fabulous walks you can do right from the front door of our cottages (which we have now made into a booklet for our guests!). Well now it's time for our favourite five walks within half an hour's drive. 🥾⛰️👣

Here's the first one, a definite favourites that we do regularly! This is a beautiful but short hill walk, giving you great bang for your buck. It’s not too strenuous or long but you will really feel as if you are out in the hills, and get some great views.

The path starts through some woods, eventually leaving the trees behind and continuing up onto the open moorland. You really start to feel like you are out in the wilds, despite only being half an hour from your car! The path rises steadily but not too steeply, up onto the top of Cornish Hill where there are great views in all directions.

After the cairn the path zig-zags downhill to reach beautiful Cornish Loch. This is an gorgeous spot to stop for a picnic, and a swim if you’re feeling brave - if you look closely you can see two humans (heads!) and a spaniel swimming in one of the photos 🥰🥰

After leaving the loch, the path rises again and runs alongside the river, and eventually leads back to the road and the car park.

Have you tried this walk? or is it on your list for your next visit? let us know if you have done it, and what you thought!

05/11/2025

Delighted we'll still be able to visit on weekends in November! Get yourself down there for fabulous toasties and scones with a view :-)

04/09/2025

We love getting nice messages from guests 😍 we found this thank you card at today's changeover!

Thank you both, we are glad you enjoyed your stay so much!

25/08/2025

It's less than two weeks until Glentrool Forest Festival and we are really looking forward to it!!

We are both involved in the festival - Beth will be hosting a swim with Mental Health Swims Loch Trool and both of us will be singing some tunes for an hour ish at 12.00 on the Sunday.

There's loads of very cool activities, bike rides with our friends Glentrool Cycleworks, plus delicious food and drink and live music, so come along and join in the fun!

22/08/2025

Our swallow babies have got so big! Pretty sure they will be leaving the nest any day now. We will miss them! Hopefully they'll come back next year and see us 😍

21/08/2025

Our cottage guests enjoyed a day out cycling with some of Jay's bikes. We're so lucky to have bike hire right here in the village for guests to explore our great bike trails! 🚲🚲🚲🚲

A lap of Loch Trool plus some of the on the hire bikes for Paul and his family today.

Another great day to be out on a bike and exploring.

Pedal Towards Adventure

www.glentroolcycleworks.co.uk

06/08/2025

We have swallows nesting in the back porch at Culsharg! They're so cute 😍😍😍

We've also just had a cancellation for 15-20 August, so if you fancy coming and seeing these wee cutie pies for yourself you can get 20% off if you book direct with us and use the promo code SWALLOWS

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Link in comments 😊

13/06/2025

Check out Glentrool Cycleworks fab new website!

Well here it is glentroolcycleworks.co.uk check it out for information on what I do and how you can book your next adventure.

Also see the links to my friends businesses who supply places to stay locally.

24/05/2025

Dave doing some Southern Upland Way volunteering this week!