Ben Chonzie

7.8 miles

START – Invergeldie car park, up Glen Lednock.

Uphill for a while…
Then look for path on the left (small cairn).
Follow fence.
Follow fence (go right).
Tricky short section.
Straight towards the top.
The top!
Great view of Loch Turret.
Will have another go walking from Loch Turret to Ben Chonzie. Looked not that difficult from the summit.

Great munro to do. Nice to have had walkers who overtook me and showed me the way!

Loch Earn to Loch Lubnaig (via Glen Ample)

6 miles

START – Path on the South Loch Earn Road close to the Edinample Lodge (before the small bridge).

Edinample Lodge.
Path on the right before bridge.
Well signposted.
Tricky to cross.
Tricky to cross.
Path on the right and then left after gate.
Loch Lubnaig.
Lay-by on the A84.

Lovely walk!

Loch Lubnaig to Loch Earn (via Glen Ample)

6 miles

START on the A84. When travelling from Strathyre to Callander, look for signpost on the left just before a house with two pillars. Lay-by to park.

Path next to house with 2 pillars (signposted).
Path uphill (a bit of a mess).
Turn right at junction.
Left at 2nd junction.
Hill path to Ben Each on the right (signposted).
Tricky to cross!
Tricky to cross as well!
Overgrown path.
Turn right at junction.
South Loch Earn Road (next to small bridge).
Edinample Lodge.

Very varied walk! 2 tricky spots to cross if you don’t want your feet wet. Steep start.
Well signposted.

Amulree Circular

7.8 miles

START – Amulree Church (parking for a few cars).

Turn left coming from the church.
Path after house/hotel on the left.
Straight on.
Take left path.
Loch Freuchie.
Turn left towards farm.
Lovely bridge.
Loch Freuchie.
Left on tarmac road.
Straight on back to Amulree.

Easy and enjoyable walk, mostly flat.

Glen Ample (from Loch Lubnaig)

The first 2 miles (out of 6 to Loch Earn)

START – Lay-by on the right of the A84 roughly a couple of miles before Strathyre coming from Callander. Look out for house with 2 pillars, the start of the path (signposted) is next to it.

Lay-by on the right coming from Callander.
Next to house with 2 pillars.
RIght at first junction.
Left at 2nd junction.
Straight on for Loch Earn (right to Ben Each).
Goes on for a bit…

Great place! To do after a dry spell as some burn crossings can be tricky. Will carry on to Loch Earn next time.

Ben Ledi

Around 7 miles

START – Bochastle car park in Callander. Slightly longer to park here than at the Ben Ledi car park, but the ascent is more gradual, less of a steep start.

Bochastle car park.
Straight on for around 40 minutes.
Follow path left.

Quite a work-out! Worth it as the view at the top is fantastic!

Ardtalnaig-Gleann a’Chilleine track

The first 2 miles

START – Parking area for 3 cars in Ardtalnaig on the South Loch Tay Road between Killin and Kenmore. On the left just before Milton of Ardtalnaig (coming from Killin).

Follow minor road on the left. (signposted)
Looking back at Loch Tay.
Cows about at the farm.
Wow! Fantastic track!

Beautiful scenery! Was aiming to go at least to the shooting bothy at Dunan (4 miles) but it was too hot today and too many clegs about. Will be back later in the year.

South Loch Tay Road-Ardeonaig Path (via Lochan Breaclaich)

Around 4 miles (one way)

START – South Loch Tay Road in Killin. The start of the Rob Roy Way is around 1 mile from the Falls of Dochart. I parked on South Loch Tay Road on a track on the right just before the signpost to the Rob Roy Way. The minor road leading to the gate has been resurfaced since my last visit.

Parking possibility on a track just before the Rob Roy Way.
Road has been resurfaced since my last visit.
Parking possibility next to gate.
Breaclaich Dam.
Looking back towards the dam.
Track starts to go down.
Lochan a’Chaorainn
Big pipeline.
Path to Ardeonaig.

Beautiful track to walk on, so peaceful.
Could spot the Glen Tarken track not too far and, if I’m not mistaken, going straight from the pipeline could bring to Glen Lednock. To explore further!

Loch Turret (to the end of the track)

Around 3.3 miles (one way)

START – Loch Turret free car park. Went to the end of track to check how to get to Ben Chonzie from there. A lot of people seem to do it that way and not from Glen Lednock. The way to ascend wasn’t clear and quite boggy (will do it from Glen Lednock).

Loch Turret car park (surprisingly empty for June).
End of track.
Looked a bit tricky to get to Ben Chonzie!

Love that track along Loch Turret, the setting is superb. One day I will try to follow the path on the right after the head of the loch that leads to Auchnafree Hill (looked very steep).