Loch Drunkie - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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Loch Drunkie, pronounced is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland. The lake is well-known since the 19th century for a good stock of pike and brown trout. The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.

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Three Lochs Forest Drive

Three Lochs Forest Drive

1.09km from Loch Drunkie

Three Lochs Forest Drive begins about two miles north of the popular town of Aberfoyle on the A821, The Duke’s Pass. The drive is open to vehicles from Easter to October, daily from 9am, although you can walk or cycle the route at any time of year. As the name suggests, the Forest Drive takes visitors past three lochs, Reòidhte, Drunkie and Achray. As well as enjoying the views of these picturesque lochs you will love the wider landscape of the Trossachs, including forest, hills and mountains.

Loch Venachar

Loch Venachar

3.14km from Loch Drunkie

Loch Venachar lies between the popular tourist town of Callander and the small settlement of Brig o’ Turk. The south shore of the 3.7 mile-long loch comprises a large area of forest, which is home to a wide network of cycling and walking trails. A walk of 4.5 miles reveals a hidden lochan amid the trees. The south shore of the loch is covered by woodland containing numerous forest tracks, some leading over the hills to the Lake of Menteith and some leading westward along the loch to Loch Achray

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

3.59km from Loch Drunkie

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park is located near Aberfoyle at the boundary of the Scottish highlands and lowlands, and lies within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The park covers 67,000 hectares and includes areas of native woodland, productive forest, water courses and areas of open space. The impressive Lodge Forest Visitor Centre allows you to get up close to a wide range of wildlife with live CCTV viewing. The star attraction is the osprey, but you can also see a wide range of a

Loch Achray

Loch Achray

3.76km from Loch Drunkie

Inchmahome Priory

Inchmahome Priory

4.92km from Loch Drunkie

Inchmahome Priory is a beautifully situated monastery, founded by a small community of Augustinian canons led by Walter Comyn, the Earl of Menteith. It is situated on Inchmahome, the largest of three islands in the centre of the Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle, Scotland. The Comyn family were one of the most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla, one of the other islands on the Lake of Menteith. There is some evidence that there had been a church

Inchmahome

Inchmahome

4.99km from Loch Drunkie

Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig, is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire. Inchmahome is best known as the location of Inchmahome Priory and for the attendant priors of Inchmahome. This little island is one of Scotland's shrines; it was here that we can think of Mary Queen of Scots living, for once, happy hour in that first garden of her simpleness.

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County of Stirling is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. Its county town is Stirling. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-east and south-west.

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