Category: Comrie

Comrie-Comrie Croft loop (walk)

5 miles approx.

START – Golf course (free) car park in Comrie.

  • Car park.
  • Short section on A85.
  • Through West Lodge Caravan Park.
  • Path on the right.
  • Follow signposts!
  • So well signposted!
  • Short section on A85.
  • Right at the Fordie Estate.
  • Left at the end of road.
  • Walk over fence on the left of gate (fence down).
  • Back towards the start.

LOVELY loop. Never seen a path so well signposted!

Comrie-Balmuick Farm Road (The Milton)

3 miles approx. (one way)

START – Recycling car park in Comrie (Golf course).

  • Short section on A85.
  • Follow signpost for the Teaghlach Wood at The Milton.
  • Straight on.
  • Faint path.
  • A bit boggy underfoot.
  • Wet feet alert!!

VERY ENJOYABLE walk.
I think the faint path leads to Monument Road (not sure). To explore further (with aqua shoes)…

Alongside Loch Lednock Reservoir (walk)

6 miles

START – Invergeldie car park, Comrie.

  • Invergeldie car park.
  • Follow tarmac road.
  • Follow signpost to Ardeonaig (left).
  • Ignore left track.
  • End of tarmac road.
  • Scottish Hydro Lednock Power Station.

FANTASTIC way of spending 3 hours! Gorgeous place.
NO SIGNPOST after first mile. Not clear how to go to Ardeonaig. To explore further.
NO OBVIOUS path to do a loop from the Lednock Power Station. Easier to retrace one’s steps.

Comrie-Kindrochet loop (walk)

8 miles

START – Monument Road in Comrie (close to Deil’s Restaurant).

  • Rejoin Monument Road.
  • Left turn a bit further.
  • Straight on at Dunira Estate.
  • Right after bridge.
  • Cross A85.
  • Through gate.
  • Straight on after gate.
  • Another gate.
  • Left to Dalchonzie.
  • Dalchonzie small car park.
  • Right to Comrie.
  • Ross Bridge, Comrie.

VARIED scenery – mountain path, forest track, cycle path…
GOOD loop to do, even in winter.

Ross Bridge-Tomanour loop (walk)

Around 4.5 miles

START – Ross Bridge in Comrie.

  • Over bridge.
  • Left to Dalrannoch.
  • Going past The Earthquake House.
  • Towards Aberuchill Estate.
  • Left path, behind the castle/country mansion.
  • Path goes on.
  • Tomanour (house).
  • Funny signpost in the log store.
  • Retrace your steps, then left.
  • Gate viewed from the cycle path.
  • Cycle path to Comrie.
  • Back to Ross Bridge.

PEACEFUL walk.
MORE WALKING/EXPLORING to be done from Tomanour.

St Fillans-Lochearnhead-Kingshouse-Callander-Comrie cycle loop

45 miles approx.

START – can be started from one of the above villages/town and done in the opposite direction. This ride starts from St Fillans.

THE ROUTE
First section on the A85 towards Lochearnhead (other option: South Loch Earn Road – minor road).
In Lochearnhead, follow the cycle path (route 7) towards Kingshouse/Strathyre/Callander.
In Callander, Ancaster Road leads to the Bracklinn Falls car park. Follow the tarmac road from the car park, then track, to Glen Artney Church car park (lovely bothy on the way) and to Comrie.
The last 6 miles from Comrie to St Fillans are on a cycle path.

St Fillans (A85).
Cycle path signpost on the A84.
Kingshouse. Straight on to Strathyre.
To Strathyre.
Left to Callander.
Callander main car park.
Cross bridge (Ancaster Rd).
Bracklinn Falls car park.
Straight on (tarmac road).
On the way to the bothy.
The bothy.
Glen Artney Church car park.
On the way to Comrie.
Comrie.
On the way out of Comrie.
Cross bridge on the left.
Cycle path to St Fillans.
St Fillans.

FANTASTIC loop to do. The section from Callander to the bothy is the hardest (very steep climb to reach the Bracklinn Falls car park).

Glen Lednock circular walk

4.75 miles

START at the small car park on Monument Road (not far from the Deil’s Cauldron restaurant). Another option is to park at the School Road car park nearby (free).

  • Small car park at start of the walk.
  • Path close to the road.
  • Short section on the road.
  • Turn right.
  • Path on the right after shaky bridge.
  • Follow right path.
  • Right path.
  • Back towards Monument Road.

VERY PLEASANT walk.