Callander Crags

4 miles

START – Tulipan Crescent in Callander (first road on the left before Tesco when coming from Strathyre).

  • Signpost on the left.
  • Crags Trail on the left.
  • Follow red mark.
  • Lovely bench!
  • Another lovely bench!
  • Gate.
  • Towards the Cairn.
  • Towards tarmac road.
  • Bracklinn Falls car park.
  • Right turn at Crags car park.
  • Follow middle track.
  • Back to Tulipan Crescent.

STEEP at the beginning but well worth the effort.
FROM the Cairn to the tarmac road, path not easy to find in snowy conditions.
TWO lovely benches with great views on the way!
Great loop!

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.

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).

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.

Glen Finglas Meall Circuit (walk)

First 3 miles (out of 16)

START – at the Glen Finglas Road, six miles from Callander.

  • A few parking spaces here.
  • Dam Road car park (for 5 or 6 cars).
  • Right path for the Meall.
  • Follow The Glens.
  • Straight on (right for Stuc Odhar).
  • Goes on for another 13 miles…

THE FIRST MILES are lovely, not too strenuous. More ambitious walkers will do the whole loop (over 7 hour walk…).
VERY POPULAR track for mountain bikers.

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).