The Trossachs Heartlands Route

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Welcome to all, our services are tailor made for you, no matter what you choose to do in and around the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area and beyond

It is around this time of year we start to look at our walking holiday options for 2008.

We at bike and hike would like to invite you to our beautiful part of Scotland in 2008. We have put together four itineraries for walking through the Trossachs Heartland's and would like to invite you to consider them for your walking holiday 2008.

The route takes you through some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery. Visiting the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond and then on through Scotland's first National Park ' Loch Lomond and the Trossachs'.

On the way you can choose to climb some of the hills in the eastern park. Ben Lomond, Ben Venue, Ben Ann and Ben Ledi.

The route provides a framework from which the walker can plan their own route through the Trossachs on into Breadalbane and Killin or into West Perthshire and Comrie and by Glen Lednock on to Loch Tay.

Although the Route uses established ways through the hills and glens. Not all of these routes are way - marked and you will require good route finding skills to follow them.

The route takes from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Drymen and Loch Lomond on it's eastern shore to Rowerdennan by the West Highland Way. Then east through Loch Ard forest to Kinlochard and Aberfoyle. Then by Ben Venue to Trossachs pier at Loch Katrine. At which point there are 4 options. 1. Continuing through the Trossachs to Brig O Turk, Glen Finlas, Glen Buckie to Balqhidder passing Rob Roy's grave to the Kirkton Glen and on to Glen Dochart and Killin. 2. Through the Queen ELizebeth Forest park along the southern shores of Loch's Achray and Vennacher to Callander. Joining the Rob Roy way and National Route 7 to Strathyre, Kingshouse and Balquidder and then as option one by way of Kirkton Glen. 3. As for option 2 and at Callander taking the Crags Walk and the Bracklynn Road on through Glen Artney to the bridge at Ross and on into Comrie. 4. From Comrie by Glen Lednock to Loch Tay west to Killin or east to Kenmore and Aberfeldy.

Getting to Milngavie. There are regular train and bus services from Glasgow Milngavie and the southern end of the West Highland way. On your return journey home there are bus services from your choosen destination point to Pitlochry, Perth and Stirling all of which have train services.

Accommodation. There are many accommodation options on the way. From Self catering bunk houses, hostels to standard bed and breakfast and more expensive hotels.

You choose your route option/s, we provide route details, route plans, maps and the baggage transfer service. Contact us, colin@bikeandhike.co.uk or by phone 0044 (0)1877339788.