Places to visit
in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.

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Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond, Loch Katrine and the Cobbler.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs is where the Lowlands stop and the Highlands begin, right on the Highland Boundary Fault. There are big lochs to cruise and paddle, from Loch Lomond and its islands to Loch Katrine, where a steamer of 1899 still sails. Above them rise the Arrochar Alps, Ben Lomond and the Munros around Crianlarich, with small hills like Ben A'an and Conic Hill for shorter days. Add forest drives over the Duke's Pass, an island priory on the Lake of Menteith and the West Highland Way. Bring waterproofs and good boots, as the weather on the hills can change fast.

Castles

Waterfalls

Villages

Place of the day20 hours ago

Balloch.

The village at the south end of Loch Lomond where the River Leven leaves the loch, with its pier, boats and railway.

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From our archive20 hours ago

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Loch Lomond and the Trossachs this autumn, in our photographs.

Six places in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, each as we found it.

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Places to visit20 hours ago

SEA LIFE Loch Lomond.

The aquarium at Loch Lomond Shores, with otters, a tunnel under the sharks and a tower looking over the loch.

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Did you know19 hours ago

Tigh Mor, on the shore of Loch Achray in the Trossachs, began as a hotel for visitors on their way to Loch Katrine.

It stands on the site of an old inn where travellers stopped on their way to Loch Katrine, the setting Sir Walter Scott used for The Lady of the Lake. The Trossachs Hotel went up in its place in 1849. It fell into serious disrepair late in the twentieth century, and reopened to visitors as holiday apartments in 1993.

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From our guide19 hours ago

Loch Eck.

Loch Eck is a long, narrow loch running north from near Dunoon between steep, wooded hills in the Argyll Forest Park, and it is rarely busy even in summer. The A815 follows its eastern shore, with lovely views across the water. Red squirrels forage along the banks, and deep in the loch swims the powan, a little fish left behind by the ice age and found naturally in only two Scottish lochs, this one and Loch Lomond. Stop at Jubilee Point, a picnic spot on its own small bay, or bring a kayak for the calm water.

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Places to visit19 hours ago

Luss Beach.

The sandy shore at Luss on Loch Lomond, looking across the water to Ben Lomond.

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From Issue 5 of Hidden Scotland magazineIssue 519 hours ago

Behind the Lens with Robert Andrew

Photographer Robert Andrew on ten years building mountain paths with Scotland's upland path crews, starting on Conic Hill above Balmaha, and photographing them on a battery-free Hasselblad.

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From our guide18 hours ago

Dumbarton Castle.

Dumbarton Castle clings to a twin-peaked volcanic rock rising straight out of the Clyde, and there has been a stronghold on it since at least the fifth century. It was the capital of the Britons of Strathclyde, and in 870 Viking kings from Dublin besieged it for four months. The child Mary, Queen of Scots sheltered here in 1548 before sailing to France. Today the climb is the thing, up long flights of old steps to the summits and a wide view down the Clyde. Wear good shoes, and keep it for a clear day.