Loch Dochart - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Loch Dochart

Loch Dochart is a fresh water loch fed by the River Fillan and connected to Loch Tay by the River Dochart. Loch Dochart eventually feeds into the famous Falls of Dochart in the nearby and beautiful village of Killin where there are a wide range of Places to Stay and Eat. Boat hire and fishing permits are available from Portnellan Highland Lodges.

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Ben More

Ben More

2.89km from Loch Dochart

Ben More is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, near Crianlarich. It is the highest of the so-called Crianlarich Hills to the south-east of the village, and there is no higher land in the British Isles south of Ben More. It is separated from Stob Binnein 3,822ft by the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn, meaning "col between two hills". It is the highest peak in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

West Highland Way

West Highland Way

3.74km from Loch Dochart

The West Highland Way is a linear long-distance route in Scotland. It is 154 km long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, with an element of hill walking in the route. The trail, which opened in 1980, was Scotland's first officially designated Long Distance Route, and is now designated by NatureScot as one of Scotland's Great Trails. It is primarily intended as a long distance walking route, and whilst many sections are suitable for mountain biking

Stob Binnein

Stob Binnein

4.13km from Loch Dochart

Stob Binnein is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, near Crianlarich. It forms a twin-peak with Ben More, from which it is separated by the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn, meaning pass between two hills. Stob Binnein is often climbed in conjunction with Ben More by means of the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn. Descent may be made from the bealach direct to Benmore Burn.

Cruach Ardrain

Cruach Ardrain

4.65km from Loch Dochart

Cruach Ardrain is a Munro mountain located in the southern highlands of Scotland in the Stirling Council area, five kilometres south east of Crianlarich. It has a fine pointed outline and is a well seen from the village of Crianlarich with which it is closely associated. A popular horseshoe ridge walk taking in the mountain starts and finishes in the village. Cruach Ardrain is Y shaped and reaches a height of 1046 metres.

Meall Glas

Meall Glas

6.66km from Loch Dochart

Meall Glas is a 959m Munro mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Nestled between Glen Dochart and Glen Lochay, this mountain can be climbed from either side. It stands on the northern border of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, 8.5 kilometres north east of Crianlarich. The mountain has a considerable prominence of 554 metres and is a good viewpoint, with the Mamlorn peaks around the head of Glen Lochay and the Crianlarich hills to the south west looking especially fine.

Beinn Challuim

Beinn Challuim

6.69km from Loch Dochart

Beinn Challuim is a Scottish mountain in the very northern part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The mountain stands in the Forest of Mamlorn, an ancient deer forest in Breadalbane. The most popular route of ascent starts at Kirkton Farm in Strath Fillan , this gives the opportunity to visit the ruins of St. Fillans Priory at the beginning or end of the walk.

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Stirling

Stirling

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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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