Parking
Start at Lendrick Hill car park beside the Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway, about 0.5 miles east of Brig o’ Turk. It has more than 20 permanent spaces plus 20 seasonal spaces; toilets are in the Gateway.
Overview
About Drippan Trail
Why go
- A quick circuit reaches old farm ruins with Loch Venachar views.
Heads up
- A sharp rise and rougher, unpaved return.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation111–183 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
4 active Loch Lomond & The Trossachs alerts
- CautionA82 restriction near Kings House HotelThe A82 is restricted in both directions near Kings House Hotel, Glencoe, because of planned roadworks. - Temporary traffic lights are in place; follow the traffic management.Official details
- ClosureDaytime A827 closure at KillinThe A827 at Killin is closed during the day for roadworks from 28 September through 9 October 2026. - Closure hours: 9:30am to 3:30pm; avoid the route during those hours.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide
Your drive to Drippan Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway, a useful starting point for walks across this large estate.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Coronation and a Jubilee
- Glen Finglas's Open Woods
- The Forked Tail That Came Back
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- 196 audio storiesacross Loch Lomond & The Trossachs’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Golden Eagle, Red Deer, Mute Swan, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 93 trails, 73 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Drippan Trail
A short circuit above the lochDrippan is a 0.
Drippan is a 0.56-mile (900 m) loop from Lendrick Hill car park to the remains of Drippan Farm and back through ancient semi-natural woodland. It is graded medium and listed at 30 minutes. The distance is short, but a sharp climb makes this a quick uphill outing rather than a level woodland stroll.
Up to the farm ruinsFollow the Drippan waymarkers uphill on a surfaced path.
Follow the Drippan waymarkers uphill on a surfaced path. Views over Loch Venachar open as you climb, and the roofless farm remains appear near the high point. The circuit returns down a parallel, unpaved track. Longer Glen Finglas walks also pass the ruins, so keep to the Drippan markers for this shorter loop.
Start and footingStart at Lendrick Hill car park beside the Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway, about 0.
Start at Lendrick Hill car park beside the Glen Finglas Visitor Gateway, about 0.5 miles east of Brig o’ Turk. The Gateway has toilets; the car park has more than 20 permanent spaces plus 20 seasonal spaces. Dogs are welcome in these woods. The short steep rise and rougher return make sturdy footwear useful.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
14 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
100 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
48 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
24 sightingsEurasian BeaverMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
37 sightingsEurasian Pine MartenMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
