Walk the Route

In partnership with Scottish Mining Landscape Eco Museum

Crown of Trees Digital Map

Explore the 36km of the Crown of Trees your own way or try our suggested route. You will travel through four ancient 'jewel' forests, historical sites and hidden pockets of natural beauty. Choose from our six suggested routes or take your own path.

Choose your route

Click on your choice below and you will be re-directed to the Scottish Mining Landscapes website, who have generously allowed us to host these six wonderful routes around Stirling. You can find out a bit more about Scottish Mining Landscapes here.

These links take you straight to your chosen route. Click on the 'i' button on the right hand side to get route information.

You will find a more detailed outline of the walk including what type of terrain you will be covering, transport links, rest stops and also an opportunity to download a pdf which can be used offline.

Some of the routes may have areas that are tricker or in-accessible in adverse weather, please consider this when choosing your walk.

Route 1

Cambuskenneth Bridge -

Muirton (Springkerse)

6.5km 0m Ascent

This route is just over 4 miles (6.5km) and has no hills. It will take you through Riverside and the Old Harbour Wood, around Borrowmeadow behind the Peak Sport Village and end at the far side of the Springkerse estate.

Route 4

Cambusbarron -

Stirling Fire Station

5.3km 74m Ascent

This route is just over 3.4 miles (5.3km) and has some hills (74m ascent) This section takes you from Gillies Hill Wood and explores a route around King’s Park and along the Back Walk beneath Stirling Castle.

Route 2

Muirton (Springkerse) -

Whins of Milton

5.8km 90m Ascent

Walk from Muirton at Springkerse to Whins Of Milton, travelling through Bannockburn and passing historic spots like the site of the Battle of Bannockburn and Balquiderock Woods (Bluebell Woods).

Route 5

Stirling Fire Station -

Old Stirling Bridge

7.2 25m Ascent

This route takes you from Stirling Fire Station through some of Raploch, Castle Business Park, along the lovely Kildean river loop finishing up walking along the River Forth until the historic Old Stirling Bridge.

Route 3

Whins of Milton -

Cambusbarron

5km 83m Ascent

This route starts at the Whins Of Milton and walking through the beautiful rural country side, along Tinkers Loan, enjoying routes past Polmaise Castle and the long established woodlands of Gillies Hill, typically finishing at Cambusbarron Primary School.

Route 6

Old Stirling Bridge -

Cambuskenneth Bridge

5.1km 122m

This walk is 3.1m (5.1lm) with an ascent of 122m and starts at the Old Stirling Bridge and walks up Causewayhead road, passing Bridgehaugh to the Wallace Monument. The walk resumes through the farmlands along Ladysneuk Road to Cambuskenetth and ends entering Riverside.

Browse all the routes

All our routes follow existing paths however we encourage walkers to be respectful of their surroundings and if you chose to use an alternative route you can find out about the Scottish Access code and the rights and responsibilities for public land access as detailed in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 here.

Amazing views along the Crown of Trees

Learn more about Mining Landscapes

Scottish Mining Landscapes is an eco-museum - a virtual museum, with no expert curators and all content is chosen and created by communities. It celebrates the mining history and community that has shaped the landscape of the Central belt, employed 150000 people and was at one point responsible for 15% of the British annual output.

TreeLink Stirling is delighted to be in partnership with Mining Landscapes acknowledging that mining has be responsible for the changing landscapes all around and as TreeLink looks to the future, the history has many stories still to tell.

The Eco-museum was launched in 2024 as an accessible way for communities to share their stories and people to learn how this vast economy shapes the landscape we see everyday. A huge amount has been accomplished over the past and TreeLink Stirling invites you to explore, not only our new routes but the huge number of other free routes available to you.