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Along the Highland Boundary Fault.

Much of Stirlingshire's wild country sits on the Highland Boundary Fault, the line where the Lowlands meet the hills. Above Balmaha, Conic Hill climbs steeply to a view over Loch Lomond's islands, strung along the fault. Near Aberfoyle, the Lake of Menteith holds a priory on its island, and the Duke's Pass winds over the hills to Loch Achray. Waterfalls pour off the Highland edge at Callander, Killin and Inversnaid, and a red sandstone gorge lies hidden near Killearn. Nearer Stirling are the university's loch and woods, and a safari park with lions. Conic Hill is short but steep, so take your time.

Falls of Leny→
The Duke's Pass→
Inversnaid Waterfall→
Falls of Dochart→
Conic Hill→
Lake of Menteith→
Loch Lomond→
Finnich Glen→
University of Stirling→
Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park→
Bracklinn Falls→
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Falls of Leny.

White water in the Pass of Leny above Callander, where the Garbh Uisge crosses the Highland Boundary Fault.

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Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park.

Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park lies in open countryside a few miles north-west of Stirling, and it makes a great day out with children. Drive your own car through the big reserves, where animals from around the world wander close to the road, then park up and explore the rest on foot. Expect lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, rhinos and zebras, alongside lemurs, meerkats and sea lions. Take the boat trip past the chimpanzees' island, catch the bird-of-prey display and let the children loose in the giant adventure playground. Tickets are booked online, so plan ahead for weekends and school holidays.

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From our guide12 hours ago

Finnich Glen.

Finnich Glen is a narrow gorge in the woods near Killearn, where the Carnock Burn has cut more than twenty metres down through red sandstone. Its walls drip with moss, ferns and ivy, and at the bottom stands the Devil's Pulpit, a mushroom-shaped rock in the stream. The water around it runs blood-red over the stone, and legend says the devil preached to his followers from it. You may know it from Outlander. You can look down into the gorge from the path above. The Devil's Steps lead to the bottom, but they are steep, worn and slippery, so go only in dry weather and wear good boots.

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From our guide10 hours ago

University of Stirling.

You do not need to be a student to enjoy the University of Stirling, whose campus spreads across the old Airthrey estate at the foot of the Ochil Hills. The grounds are open to everyone and free. A path of a little over two kilometres loops around Airthrey Loch, made in the late 1700s, where swans drift by and cygnets follow in spring. Above the water stands Airthrey Castle, built in 1791 to designs by Robert Adam, and the Hermitage Woods climb the slope behind. Marked trails wind around the campus, with views of the Wallace Monument and Dumyat.

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The Duke's Pass.

The winding road over the hills from Aberfoyle to Loch Achray, built by the Duke of Montrose, one of Scotland's best drives.

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What Loch Lomond looks like in autumn.

Britain's largest inland stretch of water, with more than thirty islands and the Highland Boundary Fault across its middle.

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Inversnaid Waterfall.

The falls of the Arklet Water tumbling into Loch Lomond at Inversnaid, which moved Wordsworth and Hopkins.

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Falls of Dochart.

Rapids pouring under the old bridge at Killin, with the MacNab chiefs' burial island in the river.

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Conic Hill.

The short, steep hill above Balmaha on the Highland Boundary Fault, with a great view over Loch Lomond's islands.

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Lake of Menteith.

Scotland's one lake, a shallow sheet of water near Aberfoyle, with Inchmahome Priory on its island.

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Bracklinn Falls.

A string of cascades in a wooded gorge above Callander, where the Keltie Water crosses the Highland Boundary Fault.

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