Category: St Fillans

Glen Beich dam-Rob Roy Way (Killin)

1 mile or so

START – Track leading to the Glen Beich dam (roughly a third of a mile before the dam). Look out for a ‘dam structure’ on the right. This is where we crossed.
Here the post how to get to the start from St Fillans.

Look out for ‘dam structure”. You can see the Rob Roy Way on the other side very clearly from there.
Head towards ‘dam structure’
Faint path on the right of the structure.
Follow the burn.
Climb up to the Rob Roy Way.
Rob Roy Way.
Towards Lochan Breaclaich and Killin.

Not suitable for bikes! To do after a dry spell because it could be boggy. Lovely to be able to link the two tracks.
Part of a great walk to do from St Fillans to Killin leaving a car at both ends (10 miles or so).

Rob Roy Way (Lochan Breaclaich)-Glen Beich dam

1 mile or so

START – Rob Roy Way track between Lochan Breaclaich and Lochan a’Chaorainn near Killin. Go past Lochan Breaclaich to reach the highest point of the Rob Roy Way, then go down a very short distance and you can cross through heather towards the Glen Beich dam.
Here the post to get there from Killin.

Going past Lochan Breaclaich.
A short distance after the highest point of the track, cross on the right.
Crossing through heather.
Follow the burn.
Spot ‘dam structure’ in the distance.
‘Dam structure’.
Reaching the track leading to Glen Beich dam. When in front of the ‘dam structure’, you can see the Rob Roy Way very clearly a mile or so away.

To do after a dry spell, wasn’t too boggy today (August).
The Glen Beich dam is roughly a third of a mile away.
Part of a great walk to do from Killin to St Fillans leaving a car at both ends (10 miles or so). Might be easier to walk it from St Fillans as the Rob Roy Way is clearly visible from the ‘dam structure’.

Lochearnhead-St Fillans cycle path (update July 2023)

7 miles

START – Lochearnhead Village Hall.

Follow road behind the Village Hall.
First track uphill on the left
(*see note below).
Narrow path on the right (left goes to a house).
Lovely track.
End of tarmac.
Tricky section.
Great new section.
The Glen Tarken Bridge.
Not so great section.
Straight on.
Towards St Fillans play park.
Shoemaker’s Lane, St Fillans.

Good sections followed by not so good ones. Great new track just completed. Better than it was 3 years ago.
Lovely path for walkers (can be quite boggy towards St Fillans after heavy rain).
* Easy to follow the wrong track here. There is another track right ahead going to houses. The right track is the first one going uphill on the left (not signposted).

St Fillans Viewpoint loop

3 miles

START – Four Seasons Hotel in St Fillans. Same start as previous post.

Four Seasons Hotel.
Follow Wester Glentarken.
Ignore first gate on the right (way back).
Go through 2nd gate on the right.
Great viewpoint!
Carry on straight.
Other cool viewpoint not far on the right.
Nice bench!
Look for track on the right.
Back to first gate ignored earlier.
Retrace steps.

No need to climb very far in St Fillans to have gorgeous views!

St Fillans-Dunira-Loch Boltachan loop (walk)

10 miles

START – Station Road in St Fillans (beginning of the cycle path to Comrie).

  • Cycle path.
  • To Comrie.
  • Look out for gate on the left.
  • Stay left on grass.
  • Gate next to house on the left.
  • Cross A85.
  • Path left of Whitehouse of Dunira.
  • Drum-Na-Cille (bothy).
  • Right here.
  • Rough track (stay close to burn).
  • Loch Boltachan at last!
  • Keep northern shoreline.
  • Ascend track trough col.
  • Loch Earn!
  • Glen Tarken track back to St Fillans.

WALK not to do in the winter with fading light!!
A LOOP of 2 halves. Pretty relaxed up to the bothy, challenging after that (just follow the burn).