INVERSNAID

WINTER 2009

Days out to Inversnaid

Family June 2010

This is one of Bairdstravel favourite day trip from Glasgow .
Head for Aberfoyle .Drive through and follow the road past the beutiful Loch Achlet . Please drive carefully. Watchout for oncoming traffic on the narrow roads. The scenary is out of this world. Continue up the lochside to Kinlochard which boasts a watersports centre where you may indulge in all sorts of activities, from a bit of gentle fishing to white water rafting and diving. Walkers may leave the road here to climb Ben Venue from whose summit spectacular views over all the Trossachs may be seen.




Further on you pass through pleasantly wooded countryside and past Loch Dhu (the black Loch) and Loch Chon (loch o' the dog). The road now decends gently and 'twistily' past some excellent views from the eastern end of Loch Arklet and then to a 'T' junction. The right turn leads to Stronachlacher on Loch Katrine and the left turn to Inversnaid.

Stronachlacher is in a beautiful location at the western end of Loch Katrine where steamer 'Sir Walter Scott' calls on its morning sail.
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There is a spacious car park at Inversnaid with toilets and convenient access to the Inversnaid hotel bar!

The height of the car park now affords spectacular views up and down Loch Lomond and across to Tarbet on the western shore of the loch.
A spectacular waterfall to the south of the car park warrants a second look then you can walk half a mile north on the west highland way to visit Rob Roy's cave above the loch. The cave is well signposted.
There is a foot ferry service from the little harbour over to Inveruglas.



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Unfortunately there is no alternative return route and unless you want to tackle the long walk down the lochside you now must return by the same road to Aberfoyle for the trip over to The Trossachs and Callander.

NATURE RESERVE
A spectacular and historic reserve on the banks of Loch Lomond. Old (ancient west Atlantic) oak woodland runs down the hillside to the loch shore while clearings and more open areas allow views to the Arrochar alps and other surrounding mountains. Tumbling burns add variety to the scene, while the damp conditions are ideal for ferns and mosses.



The West Highland Way runs through the reserve along the loch shore, while a nature trail allows visitors to climb into the woods. The Garrison area of the reserve has open hill ground offering spectacular all-round scenery.
On our trip we spotted Deer ,wild Goat ,tonsof sheep and an eagle flying high above the beautiful mountainside.


Here`s Gary`s photographs from our day out June 2010

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