Parking
Use the main Luss village car park by the visitor centre, then follow the village paths to the meeting point behind the Parish Church.
Overview
About Luss Glebe Loop
Why go
- A quick mix of open meadow, oakwood and loch shore.
Heads up
- Too short if you want more than a village leg-stretch.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation9–15 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
4 active Loch Lomond & The Trossachs alerts
- CautionLoch Lomond navigation-aid defectsMentions Loch Lomond, referenced in this guideSeveral navigation aids and hazard marks on Loch Lomond are off station or have lighting discrepancies; boaters should account for them when navigating.Official details
- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide
Your drive to Luss Glebe Loop, 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
Luss Village and Pier0:00 / 0:35
“You're coming up on Luss, where cottage-lined lanes lead to a wooden pier on Loch Lomond.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Beinn Dubh from Luss
- Before It Was the A82
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Trail guide
Hiking Luss Glebe Loop
A short loop in the GlebeLuss Glebe Loop is an easy 0.
Luss Glebe Loop is an easy 0.73-mile circuit from the meeting point of the village paths behind Luss Parish Church. It circles the Glebe meadows, an oakwood and a short stretch of Loch Lomond shore, then retraces its short access leg. Allow about 20 to 30 minutes. This is a gentle village add-on, not a hike to plan the day around.
A little woodland historyThe route stays low on compacted paths; its reward is the switch from open meadow to oak shade…
The route stays low on compacted paths; its reward is the switch from open meadow to oak shade and then the water’s edge, not a climb or big lookout. Luss’s oakwoods were once coppiced on a 24-year cycle, and their bark supplied tannin for leather working. The churchyard is beside the approach; look for the 11th-century Viking hogback grave among the old stones.
Getting thereUse the main village car park by the visitor centre and follow the village paths to the meeting…
Use the main village car park by the visitor centre and follow the village paths to the meeting point behind the Parish Church. Cafés and hotels in Luss make a separate stop for a drink or meal before or after; they are not on the loop. Dogs are allowed under Scotland’s access rules when kept under proper control.
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.
