Dumyat & Menstrie Glen from Menstrie
Date: 28 February 2026
Leader: David
Grade: B
Number on walk: 23
Length 10 km. Ascent 600 m.
Hills climbed: Dumyat.
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We set off from Menstrie with a steep climb out of the Devon valley and took a much-needed breather before continuing our ascent of Dumyat
The autumn colours had yet to be replaced by spring colours as we looked across Menstrie Glen to Second Inchna Burn
Upon reaching the summit of Dumyat we had a glorious view of the meandering River Forth before it reached the Firth of Forth.
The summit of Dumyat is adorned by several memorials including the King George Cairn. This beacon was one of 1,775 bonfires and beacons that were lit throughout Britain to celebrate King George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935. Afterwards, locals chose to make the beacon a lasting memorial by filling its brazier with stones and integrating it into a cairn called the King George Cairn.
After the steep climb we had a much-appreciated morning break while we enjoyed the panoramic view
Leaving the summit behind we descended to Menstrie Glen and Lossburn Reservoir
We had our lunch overlooking Lossburn Reservoir.
Lossburn Reservoir, along with Glenquey and Glensherup, is one of three small upland reservoirs built in the Ochils during the late Victorian era. Designed to supply drinking water to the Hillfoot towns, it is held in place by an earth embankment dam.
We returned to Menstrie along a forestry access track on the east side of Menstrie Glen with clear views of Dumyat and the paths we had taken earlier in the day
A final pause on the forestry access track before descending steeply back to Menstrie