The Devil's Pulpit — Attraction in Scotland

Wowzers, what a place, stunning but give it big respect. Go early to avoid crowds and be able to park as parking is very limited. Be prepared to get wet so dress appropriately. You can access the gorge from the roadside where the road goes over the gorge where there is a few parking spaces or further down at the road junction following a track through the field where the parking is slightly bigger. If you go via where the road goes over the gorge be extremely careful as there are no protective railings and it is a sheer drop. You want to be on the right side of the gorge here, follow a well worn path and you will quickly encounter the super steep and uneven staircase. Use due diligence here as there are no handrails and it's particularly slippery even on dry days. This takes you straight down into the heart of the gorge where you can follow the watercourse to the pulpit and waterfall. If you go via the field track you will access the gorge where it stops and becomes a river. There is a boggy bit to navigate here. (You can of course cross the river and follow the fence line to access the steep staircase too). Ideal route if you would like to walk up the gorge watercourse. It is deep in places so you will get wet, ideal for wetsuits or waders or those who are happy to get wet wearing shorts and trainers. Whichever route you choose be very careful as it can be extremely dangerous, definitely not for people with mobility issues or who are scared of heights or are not used to uneven terrain. It is slippery, fallen tree trunks and branches in the water and dull lighting in some places making it difficult to judge the water depth. It is a popular attraction and those stairs have been well worn. There are several places for refreshment nearby once you are done such as - St Mocha drive thru, Edenmill, Oakwood Garden Centre, Glengoyne Whisky Distillery, Tir na nog, Drymen, Balmaha and Caulders to name...

It's one of the most challenging, beautiful, otherworldly, surreal and magical spots that you will come across in life. But it comes with its own bizzare issues. There is no parking lot to begin with. We parked at the roadside like others and got slapped with a 50 pound parking ticket. There are three different entries to the area. At each entry point there is a plaque to show you that there is risk of slipping and falling from height because of loose stones. There are absolutely no markers to show the way so you have to go around the woods looking for the devil's steps. We entered the wrong way in and had a lot of trouble finding the actual entry to the pit.

There was a slow river flowing lazily over stones. The walk across the river is perilous as it's difficult due to loose, slimy stones. Saw a person take a nasty fall right in front of my eyes. Once you find the devil's steps, it's like looking into a 100 feet deep well with cold, rugged, broken steps leading you down. There are places where there is no strong footing and you have to bum shuffle some part of the way.

Don't attempt it unless you are sure of your surefootedness and you don't have any problems bending every joint of your body. Be prepared with proper attire, waterproof pants and jackets and hiking boots with a proper grip and possibly a pair of hiking sticks. It's definitely not to be attempted if you have any sort of physical challenges or with kids under 5.

But once you reach there the views are...

I've been wanting to go here for ages and since it was nice weather last week we decided to go a visit couldnt believe how easy it was to find and how many times we drove past it on other wee day out. Can be tricky to find. We parked up in the cross by junction in between killearn and drymen. You will pass the killearn sign and walked less than five mins down to the bridge and on the left hand side there's a fence which u cross over really easily and if u follow the path for less than 10 mins you'll come across the stairs just keep look out though they can be easy to miss. The steps going down to the gorge are really steep and can be quite dangerous for kids but it isn't as bad as what u would expect. There's a rope attached to the bottom of them to the viewing stand and u just jump down from there. Easy jump but last few stairs are really narrow and close in before the platform. If you think the stairs are to hard u can follow the path to the end where u will see a field to you're right and there's a easy hill with path to take u down to devils pulpit but if you want to see the best parts you would have to walk the gorge. We found the stairs easy enough and decided to gorge through and it was amazing. It's like a totally different place and pictures dont do it justice. A hidden gem and would totally recommended. Sorry about the directions I'm not the greatest at them but tried my best lol. We used Google maps which...