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The mossy fairy bridge over the burn among ferns.
Argyll and Bute

Fairy Bridge of Glen Creran

A mossy stone bridge above a waterfall, hidden in the woods of Glen Creran, on a short loop with a pine growing from a boulder.

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The Fairy Bridge of Glen Creran is a little mossy stone bridge above a waterfall, hidden in the woods of Glen Creran near Appin.

It isn't signposted: a local family gave it its name in the 1980s to fire their children's imaginations, and you have to hunt for it in the trees.

The walk to it is a loop of about four kilometres from the Elleric car park, an hour to an hour and a half, through the mixed woodland of Coille Mheadonach with good views up Glen Creran. A muddy stretch leads to the bridge and its waterfall, and nearby is Fas na Cloiche, a pine tree growing out of an enormous boulder. The way back follows the quiet minor road up the glen. The paths are muddy in places, so boots are best, and it is a good walk for children.

A little further outBen Lora Cafe & BookshopA family-run café and bookshop in Benderloch, north of Oban, a short walk from Tralee beach.15 min by roadSee itBen Lora Cafe & Bookshop
Before you go

The loop is 4 km with 130 m of ascent, 1 to 1.5 hours, from the Elleric car park in Glen Creran.

Forest paths, muddy in places, and a minor road. No public transport.

Distance
4 km, 130 m of ascent, 1 to 1.5 hours.
Start
Elleric car park, Glen Creran.
Where it is

Glen Creran, near Appin.

Close byIn Glen Creran.
  1. Castle StalkerCastle StalkerA four-storey tower on a tidal islet in Loch Laich at Appin, built by the Stewarts in the 1440s.9 miles13 min by road
  2. Tralee BeachTralee Beach12 miles16 min by road
  3. A stained-glass window above old stonework inside the church.St Moluag’s CathedralLismore's parish church, once the cathedral of Argyll, on the spot where St Moluag founded his monastery.12 miles20 min by road
  4. Crumbling walls of the castle above Loch Linnhe.Castle CoeffinThe ivy-clad ruin of a 13th-century MacDougall castle on the west coast of Lismore, reached on foot from the ferry.12 miles20 min by road
  5. The heritage centre's sign and its grass-roofed building.Lismore Gaelic Heritage CentreThe island's own museum and café on Lismore, with a thatched cottar's cottage of the 19th century outside.13 miles21 min by road
Directions
Slochd, Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeSlochdSleeps 2 · 8.6 miles
Stormhouse South, Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeStormhouse SouthSleeps 2 · 8.7 miles
Stormhouse North, Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeStormhouse NorthSleeps 2 · 8.7 miles
The whitewashed front of Ben Lora Cafe & Bookshop in Benderloch under a grey sky.CafeBen Lora Cafe & Bookshop11 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the bridge, and when each is next free.

Stormhouse South, Argyll and ButeStormhouse South
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • 6 miles from the Fairy Bridge
Free 31 Jan – 5 FebStormhouse North, Argyll and ButeStormhouse North
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • 6 miles from the Fairy Bridge
Free 1–6 FebWoodlands Glencoe
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Ballachulish
  • 7 miles from the Fairy Bridge
Check datesSlochd, Argyll and ButeSlochd
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • 7 miles from the Fairy Bridge
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