Forest bathing at Glen Nant

Glen Nant is a wooded glen on the B845 about three miles south of Taynuilt, part of Forestry and Land Scotland's forests of North Argyll. The woods are old oak and coppiced hazel, with areas of thriving new woodland. Down by the River Nant it is sheltered and green, a good place to sit by moving water.

Both trails start from the car park on the west side of the road. The Riverbank Trail is short, flat and firm, leading through coppiced hazel to a quiet picnic spot by the river, so it is the easy choice if you want to settle in one place. The Coalers Trail is longer and much rougher: narrow paths, long steep slopes, rough steps, exposed roots and stepping stones over a small burn, and it is muddy after rain. There are no toilets on site; the nearest are in Taynuilt.