Gillies Hill Quarry – Lewis Hill Trig Point loop from Bannockburn
Gillies Hill Quarry – Lewis Hill Trig Point loop from Bannockburn
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Gillies Hill Quarry – Lewis Hill Trig Point loop from Bannockburn
01:31
17.2km
350m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 27, 2026
Tips
Includes a very steep uphill segment
You may need to push your bike.
After 10.1 km for 272 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.60 km
Curling Pond
Lake
6.48 km
Gillies Hill Quarry
Highlight • Structure
Gillies Hill covers a 140 hectares (350 acres) crag and tail which rises from a height of 79 metres (259 ft) at the Bannock Burn Bridge near Sauchie Craig to an elevation of 162 metres (531 ft)[1][2] at a point which overlooks the former quarrying operation to the west and Stirling Castle to the east. The hill lies north of the Bannock Burn, northeast of Sauchie Craig (an area designated SSSI, Site of Special Scientific Interest), east of the Touch Hills and Murrayswood, south of Cambusbarron, and west of Stirling and the M9.
Gillies Hill is the hill from which Robert the Bruce’s camp followers, or Gillies, descended onto the field of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 turning the tide of the battle which granted Scotland nearly 400 years of independence. The majority of Gillies Hill has been classified as a Semi-natural Ancient Woodland by the Woodland Trust using aerial surveys and by a follow-up Phase 1 habitat survey conducted in 2010. To date 21 Scotland & 38 United Kingdom ancient woodland indicator species have been documented on the hill demonstrating that the woodland’s understory and sections of its tree cover have been cloaked in woodland for centuries; the earliest mapped confirmation of trees on the site dates back to the 1580s Pont map
Tip by
8.52 km
Viewpoint in Middlethird Wood
Highlight • Trail
Tip by
9.24 km
View of North Third Reservoir and The Human Rock
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
10.4 km
Fallen Tree and Technical Section
Highlight • Climb
Tip by
11.2 km
Lewis Hill Trig Point
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
17.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.52 km
5.07 km
4.83 km
1.66 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
5.08 km
4.49 km
3.63 km
2.68 km
820 m
477 m
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Elevation
Highest point (250 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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