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A) Easy Walks |
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| Walks requiring average fitness and with no steep or very rough terrain. Footpaths / forest track. | Longer walks for fairly fit walkers. Rough walking where strong walking footwear recommended. | A
selection of walks, mostly hillwalks for fit walkers. Boots & appropriate clothing essential. |
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A ) Very easy, suitable for occasional walkers. Level roads or grass track - easy hiking!
Callander area
Two bridges very short Callander town walk
Riverside short walk from Callander
Callander meadows about 3� miles flat
track / pavement
Lower Crags - easy walking in woodland
at Callander, hiking your way round the foot of the Crags
Coilhallan Woods - A fairly gentle
stroll in mature forest and cleared plantation - views to Ben Ledi
Trossachs area
Glenfinglas Dam - a short stroll to a
spectacular view
The waterfall Trail - a 20 min � mile walk at the David Marshall Centre at Aberfoyle. Map
at centre.
Loch Katrine Dam walk. An easy but
interesting walk in woodlands by the Achray water .
Killin area
Loch Tay shore walk (Killin) about 2� miles
grassland
Glen Lochay (Killin) about 5 miles
tarmac gentle slopes
Loch Lomond area
Cashel Woodland Walks A series of walks in conservation
woodlands
B ) Medium, for fairly regular walkers
(Strong Shoes / boots weatherwear recommended - may need food & drink).
Callander area
Bracklinn Falls and Upper Crags about 4 miles
with steep rough track on second stage. Falls bridge closed at
present due to flood.
Ben Gullipen from A81 3 mile or 6 mile.
1400 feet. Forest track, sometimes steep.
Trossachs area
Ben A'an hillwalk - * 2 miles / 1500 ft, rough
track / rocky scramble. Steep.
Bealach nam Bo - 4.5 miles. a walk up
the 'pass of the cattle' used by highland cattle rustlers
Menteith Hills walk 4-5 miles linear
walk from Venachar to Lake of Menteith
Achray Woods walk 4-5 miles of
woodland wonder among mountains and Lochs
The Boundary Fault Trail. A forest
walk (Steep) visiting the boundary fault and a great viewpoint
Strathyre/Balquhidder area
Bein an t-Sithean (Shian) - * 2 miles /
1500 ft. Rough track / open hillside, Steep.
Creag an Tuirc (Balquhidder)
1� miles forest track & some rough track. 500ft
Killin area
Killin Junctn & GlenOgle 10 miles
forest tracks, some gentle climbs
Sron a Chlachain (Killin) only 1
mile or so but steep rough grassland / heather tracks
Acharn Woods (Killin) 5 miles over
forest tracks. Some steep.
Acharn & GlenOgle (Killin) 8 miles
over forest tracks. Some steep.
Auchlyne & Killin Jnctn 11 miles
tarmac and forest track. Fairly level
Loch Lomond area
Conic Hill (Loch Lomond east side) 3 miles but very
steep steps in places
C ) Harder walks - Strenuous & steep (boots / suitable
clothing essential - take food & drink).
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These are serious climbs - do not undertake lightly - especially in winter conditions
Callander / Trossachs area
Ben Ledi hillwalk - * 5 miles, 2800 ft. forest /
hill tracks. rough stony/ peat. Strenuous
Ben Vane (Trossachs) - an easy summer
walk - harder in winter. Unusual views of well known mountains
Ben Venue hillwalk - * 5 or 7 mile.
forest track / open hill track. wet. strenuous
Ben Vorlich* 10 mile circular walk, 4
- 5 hr. Add 2 hours if also attempting Stuc a Chroin. 6 miles from Ardvorlich
Stuc a Chroin via Ben Each from
Ardchullerie Mor. Very strenuous
Killin area
Ben Lawers - * 5 miles, 3990 ft.
conservation tracks, unmarked hill tracks. Strenuous
Lawers-An Stuc ridge A very strenuous
ridge - severe in winter - hard in summer
Meall Corranaich - 2 easy Munroes and
the best view of the Lawers ridge you'll ever see
Tarmachan Ridge - Excellent ridge walk
about 8 miles. Strenuous, scrambling in places.
Kirkton Glen to Glen Dochart - * 7
m one way / 14 m return. Forest track/steep hill track
Crianlarich area
Stobinian from Inverlochlarig - A
circular walk from Balquhidder glen including 3 peaks over 3000 feet - 8 miles
Ben More & Stobinian - 10 miles Circular,
4 peaks. difficult. Total ascent 4500ft. V strenuous
Cruach Ardrain and Tulaichean from
Balquhidder Glen. An interesting and scenic walk & some steep scrambling
An Caisteal - 8.5 miles. Circular.
An expedition into the Glen Falloch group near Crianlarich.
Stob a Choin (from Balquhidder Glen)
An oft neglected but badly under-rated hill with panoramic views of almost all of the
Crianlarich/Glenfalloch hills and Loch Katrine
Tyndrum area
Ben Dorain - 5.5 miles linear. height
3550. hard in winter. Navigation awkward in poor visibility.
Ben Lui 1 - 7 miles, height 3700ft. 2
Munroes and fabulous views. Scrambling options.
Ben Lui 2 - 12 miles. An excellent scenic
route for the more adventurous. Not for the novice.
Ben Oss & Dhubchraig - a walk through
Caledonian pines for a great view of Ben Lui
Ben Challum - An often neglected
mountain with great views of the whole Tyndrum mountain arena. Only 8 miles, 6 hours or
less.
Stob Ghabhar - Spectacular circular
route with views over Rannoch moor. 9.5 miles. Testing but very enjoyable!
Ben Achallader and Beinn a Chreachain
- A testing 12 mile walk with great views over Rannoch Moor
Loch Lomond / Arrochar Alps
Ben Lomond- * 7 miles, 3250 ft.
hill tracks / open hillside. Strenuous
The Cobbler (Ben Arthur) 5.5 miles, 2946
ft. Steep scrambles, rocky, care required. Strenuous
Bein Narnain * 5.5 miles, steep, some
scrambling. Care required. Optional extended walks.
Ben Vane (Lomond) 8 miles. A fairly easy
ascent to Munro level. Scrambling near summit.
Ben Vorlich (Lomond) 6 miles.
Interesting series of small tops leading to Vorlich. Navigation tricky in poor visibility.
Dalmally area
Cruachan ridge - excellent walk but
arduous - not for the faint hearted (on Oban road)
Dalmally Horseshoe - A circular walk
including part of the Cruachan Horseshoe - optional visit to Cruachan
Glencoe and Nevis area
Buachaille Etive Mor - An expedition
over one of Scotland's most dramatic mountains
Buachaille Etive Beag - The wee brother
of Big Buachaille but with a big view
Bidean nam Bian - an expedition via the
Lost Valley of Glencoe to the highest peaks in Argyll
Ben Nevis - Ok -
so its the big one - even if it's outside my patch, here it is!
Walks from KillinKillin boasts a large number of lower level walks with a variety which offers good walking for all levels of fitness. For that reason, this last section focuses on a selection of walks from Killin. For descriptions , (excluding the Ben Lawers walk), click Here. Please note that this maps are for indication only and you should as always have appropriate OS map & compass on all walks where appropriate.
More walks and Trossachs walking will be added as I find time to explore further walking holidays in Scotland.
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