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Scenic Routes in the National Park Scenic Routes in the National Park Too often when we travel, we forget to stop along the way, take a breath, Sloc nan Sìtheanach Scenic Routes greet the day, and take in the Faerie Hollow by in the National Park Ruairidh Campbell Moir An Ceann Mòr many fantastic views that by BTE Architects Scenic Route Faerie Hollow is Scotland has to offer. Loch Lubnaig beag situated beside An Ceann Mòr is the small picnic site A84 Callander to Strathyre Along the loch shore there are at Inveruglas, on by Loch Lubnaig, the shores of Loch between Callander native woodlands and conifer The viewpoint nestles between Scenic Route Lomond on the A82 and Strathyre on A84 forests, home to red squirrels the shrubs in a natural hollow in opposite Loch Sloy > Did you know? about 5 miles before and pine martens thant climb the Inveruglas the landscape with stunning views power station Inveruglas, translates Balquhidder slopes above. Salmon and the A82 Tarbet to Crianlarich across Loch Lubnaig to Ben Ledi. into Gaelic as Inbhir rare Arctic charr lurk in the loch An Ceann Mòr (translated as large Dhùbhghlais (inivur This site, overlooking Loch Lubnaig, called for a place to as well as pike. Great views can be It’s not just the These artworks are part of the Scottish Scenic Routes headland) at Inveruglas on the GHOOlish) – ‘mouth stop, sit and linger to take in the surroundings. A natural seen as you go north of Strathyre, Initiative, created in partnership with: banks of Loch Lomond is a stunning eight metre high of the dark stream’. destination, it’s the hollow in the ground provided the solution. ‘Sloc’ is Gaelic for down the length of Balquhidder structure made from sustainable timber which has been ‘grassy hollow’, and ‘Sìtheanach’ represents ‘faerie people’, Glen where the southerly ridge of Loch Sloy hydro-electric designed to the highest standards. journey too who according to our mythology reside at places of peace Stob Binnien may hold steep snow Power Station is the and tranquility. The specialist metalwork at your feet in the fields into the early summer. The journey to the view point largest of its kind in hollow, features a verse by local bard Alexander Campbell. starts in the visitor centre car the UK and provides Two new National Park visitor sites on the shores of “Now Winter’s wind sweeps” depicts man’s place in natural park, following a new accessible the National Park with the Loch Lubnaig are now open. At the larger of the cycles, and encourages one to appreciate what is around path through the trees and then a sustainable source two sites, you can make use of new barbecue stands, them. This is the perfect place to do just that. through a tunnel in the wooden of electricity. It’s an picnic benches and toilets. Visitors can also buy fishing structure where the panoramic unmistakeable sight on the shores of Loch Lomond. permits and a new camping area can be booked in view of Loch Lomond is revealed. hydro-electric power can be used when there’s a > Did you know? advance. Visitors can then climb up 31 steps sudden demand for electricity. Water is stored in The 3 mile (5km) long Loch Lubnaig (Gaelic for crooked loch) Food and drink is available in to the top of the viewpoint and Loch Sloy until extra power is needed. Then valves lies between the pretty bustling town of Callander and Kilmahog, Lubnaig, Strathyre, sit and take in the spectacular are opened and the water rushes down a 3 km Strathyre. Kingshouse, Balquidder and elevated views of the Arrochar tunnel through Ben Vorlich, turning the turbines and Lochearnhead. There is Alps in the west, across Loch generating electricity. It was ‘switched on’ for the first > See & Do also high quality local food Lomond to Ben Lomond in the time in 1950. Once you have crossed the Highland Boundary Fault from available at the cabin at the middle distance. Callander to Strathyre you will experience a truly highland Loch Lubnaig site. > See & Do landscape. More photo opportunities! Why not walk or cycle (CycleRoute 7) from Callander, The car park at Inveruglas has a visitor centre and café taking in a brand new stretch from Strathyre to Beyond Kilmahog the road twists and undulates through Slow down and enjoy life. and is also a popular starting point for walking in the Kingshouse. Photography provided by the Pass of Leny above waterfalls and rapids in the gorge Arrochar Alps especially Ben Vane. Follow the road up Chris Close, Michael McGurk, below. You can see an abundance of woodland plants in the It is not only the scenery you miss past the power station to make the ascent. It is also Ross Campbell dappled shade beneath the surrounding trees. The steep, by going too fast. You also miss the sense a good starting point for Ben Vorlich. In the Summer craggy mountainsides of Ben Ledi and Ardnandave Hill it’s possible to take the ferry from here across Loch lochlomond-trossachs.org dominate the view from Lubnaig beag. of where you are going and why... Lomond to Inversnaid. The ferry service is run by the find us on facebook, follow us on twitter, watch us on youtube Inversnaid Hotel and crossings should be arranged by lochlomond-trossachs.org/scenicroutes contacting the hotel. Woven Sound LookOut by John Kennedy Designed and built by Angus Ritchie Woven Sound is and Daniel Tyler Scenic Route at Falls of Falloch, Scenic Routes in Falls of Falloch along the A82, LookOut is opposite A82 Tarbet to Crianlarich about a mile north Scenic Route Monachyle Mhor, on the National Park of The Drovers Inn, > See & Do Loch Voil the land where the John Kennedy designed ‘Woven and about 3 miles Photo opportunities are abundant! Travelling towards shores of Loch Voil A84 - Callander to Lochearnhead > See & Do Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Sound’ to provide a sheltered south of Crianlarich the head of Loch Lomond on the A82 from Arrochar meet Loch Doine, > Hidden gems you’ll never forget Approaching Balquhidder the space that allows visitors to you will see, across the water, a wide swathe of ancient This mirrored cabin, wood-framed past Balquhidder, Park is proud to nurture bright, young north/south glen of Strathyre If you’re looking for something a bit out of the experience the Falls of Falloch at oak woodland draped on the steep mountainsides ‘lookout’ pavilion has benches built up the glen off A84. suddenly changes direction to design talent to bring you a fresh ordinary these hidden gems are within easy closer range – providing a brand new viewpoint to take that rise from the loch. Rich in mosses and ferns like into it framing three mesmerizing the west/east glen that holds reach. Three stunning new artworks offer you in the thundering Falls. Cantilevering over the edge of a temperate rain forest, in the summer you’ll see a views of the landscape whilst reflecting the surrounding viewpoint on some of the Park’s Loch Voil. During winter Loch an opportunity for some breathing space when the water, the shelter takes the form of a long trellis of carpet of bluebells and woodland flowers stretching vistas on its mirrored surfaces. Mirrored stainless steel Lubnaig and Loch Voil sometimes most breathtaking locations. travelling through the National Park. Funded by intricately woven-together steel rods that weaves its way away beneath the trees along the road side was applied to birch ply sheets then fixed to the lookout’s flood to become one large loch, Scotland’s roads are not only designed to get you to the Scottish Government, these brand new vistas between existing trees to avoid damaging the natural exterior surfaces, creating shifting reflections that help the Further up Glen Falloch, the ‘Loch Occasional’. Balquhidder your destination as quickly as possible, some of the launch a national Scenic Routes initiative to create beauty of the site creating a sculptural, subtle form. This structure blend in with its surroundings. oldest southerly remnants of Glen is also popular for fishing, roads through the National Park are now beautiful picturesque stopping points to break up a road trip, robust, inexpensive material allows the shelter to have ancient Caledonian pinewood nature watching and walking on drives with that little bit extra. The National Park has allowing travellers to enjoy the best vantage points a very discrete presence, which forest are in view. Along the way > Did you know? the surrounding mountains. made it even easier for you to enjoy your journey by near our road network. doesn’t detract from the Falls you may glimpse golden eagles The 18th century Scottish folk hero and outlaw Rob Roy installing uniquely designed viewpoints within the Park’s themselves. A diary entry from Food and drink stops and picnic sites can be found in Each of these bespoke designs complements the and red deer. In Loch Lomond MacGregor lived and died in Balquhidder and is buried in stunning landscape. Dorothy Wordsworth recalling the Kilmahog, Lubnaig, Strathyre, Kingshouse, Balquhidder surrounding landscape, offering magical viewpoints the indigenous Powan (a fish local church graveyard. The tranquil glen is overlooked by numerous Romantic writers and and Lochearnhead. created by the very best of Scotland’s architecture also known as fresh water the dramatic mountain terrain of the Braes of Balquhidder, painters who visited the Falls in the talent, all of whom competed to design projects for herring) lurks in the deep at the head of Loch Voil. At its western end the mountainous early 19th century is etched into the Scotland’s Scenic Routes initiative.
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