Loch Katrine

We recently decided the have a healthy, fun, family day out. Having visited Loch Katrine a few years earlier we decided this would be the idea place to meet all our needs for a lovely day out. The last time we visited we hired bikes to cycle around the loch but this time we decided to take our own bikes. Loch Katrine is a bit of a hidden gem. She is situated 8 Miles from Callander along the A821 through Brig o' Turk or alternatively 7 miles from Aberfoyle again along the A821 but this time travelling through the Duke's Pass, quite a narrow winding road but beautiful and scenic nevertheless. The Loch is set in the heart of the Trossachs and is ...  Read the complete review

August, 2004 was our first visit to Scotland, and frankly, despite the midges, and partially because of the rain, we found it to be simply lovely. One of the more picturesque places we visited was Loch Katrine, and since no one else here has bothered to tell anyone about it, I thought I might give it a try. Where and What is Loch Katrine? Loch Katrine is located almost smack dab in the middle of Scotland's most lovely Trossachs National Park, on the north-western edge of the Trossachs' Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, and nestling to the north of Ben Venue (729 meters high) and Ben Bhreac (700) on its eastern tip, and to the south of Meall Mor (747) and Stob ...  Read the complete review