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Loch Lomond Camera Courses

Learn how to take control of your camera's settings during a half-day outdoor photography training course at Balmaha in Loch Lomond. Learn photography and how to understand camera settings. Outdoor photography course in Balmaha, Loch Lomond. Learn photography and camera settings in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. Camera Settings take the camera off of Auto, learn camera settings and skills.

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Kilmun Arboretum

Kilmun Arboretum in the village of Kilmun, by Holy Loch on the Cowal Penninsula. Kilmun Arboretum features around 150 different tree species seen from trails. See ornamental maples, Japanese cedars, Himalayan spruce, redwood and sequoias from California, monkey puzzles from South America and Eucalyptus from the Australian bush. There is a connecting path to Puck's Glen and Benmore Botanic Garden.

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Balloch Castle Country Park

Loch Lomond’s only country park can be found in Balloch. The park, named after Balloch Castle features a number of interesting gardens. It is also on NCN7 and the John Muir Way walk. A great place to visit with views across Loch Lomond. Visit Balloch, Explore Balloch, River Leven, Experience Balloch, Country Park, Wildlife and Nature, Balloch

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Lochgoilhead

As the name suggests, the village is at the head of Loch Goil, a sea loch that is an arm of Loch Long. The Arrochar Alps stand high around the edge of community and loch, with its entrance a 6-mile single-track road. Visit Loch Goil, How to get to Lochgoilhead, What to do in Loch Goil, Things to see and do at Lochgoilhead, Visit Loch Goil, Loch Goil Community, River Walk, Pinetrees, Walking Tours

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RSPB Gartocharn

RSPB Scotland has two excellent reserves in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, at Inversnaid and Gartocharn, with very knowledgable and friendly wardens. Here are more details about the reserve at Gartocharn, which I highly recommend for a family visit. In this guide find out about the trails on the site, plus the birds that you may b lucky enough to see. Visit RSPB Scotland reserves in Loch Lomond.

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Cycle from Strathyre to Killin

A guide to cycling on Lochs & Glens Way NCN7 between Strathyre, north of Callander and the village of Killin. The route goes by Loch Earn and across the Glen Ogle Viaduct. Find out how difficult it is to cycle this section of Lochs & Glens Way and whether you should take the detour to Balquhidder. The route also has the BLiSS Trail. Cycle in the Trossachs | Cycling Routes in the National Park.

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Visit Ardentinny, Loch Long

Our guide to the village of Ardentinny on the shores of Loch Long, on the Cowal Peninsula in the Argyll Forest region of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. Discover Ardentinny's heritage, its Outdoor Education Centre. Camp, or take your motor home or campervan to the field by the beach. Details of toilets and facilities in Ardentinny. Visit Ardentinny on Loch Long. HMS Armadillo Memorial. Visit Argyll

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Doon Hill, Aberfoyle

The legendary story of Reverend Robert Kirk who was a minister in Aberfoyle between 1685-1692. He put Aberfoyle on the map as the ‘Faerie Capital’, inspiring many people to walk up Doon Hill with the story of him being abducted by the faeries for revealing their secrets. Doon Hill is easily reached from Aberfoyle, which is on the Trossachs Trail. Explore the Trossachs, plan your next trip to Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, discover things to do in Aberfoyle.

Reverend Kirk famously told the secrets of fairies in a book that he wrote. They are said to have had their revenge though, when he took a walk-up Doon Hill, as they took his soul, trapping it in a pine tree at the top of the hill.

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Visit Kilmun, Holy Loch

Visit Kilmun on Holy Loch in the Cowal Penninsula, part of the Argyll Forest area of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. At Kilmun visit St Munns Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum and Kilmun Arboretum. Your guide to planning a trip to Kilmun and the Cowal Peninsula. Visit also Benmore Botanic Garden and Puck's Glen by road or connecting forestry path. Guide to Holy Loch, Cowal, Argyll.

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Cowal Peninsula Road Trip

A trip around Cowal Peninsula, Argyll Forest taking in Lauder Memorial, Ardentinny, Blairmore, Kilmun, Kilmun Arboretum, Dunoon, Puck's Glen, Benmore Botanic Garden, Loch Eck and Glenbranter. See stunning scenery in the forest, plus Loch Long and Holy Loch. Your guide to Cowal and Argyll Forest, plan a trip, walking and cycling, how to explore Cowal Peninsula. Updated visitor information.

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Kayak on Loch Eck

Another of See Loch Lomond's guides to locations ideal for kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding. Jubilee Point on Loch Eck in Cowal, Argyll Forest is a perfect place to launch your kayak, canoe or paddleboard. Where to launch your kayak, places to visit by kayak and canoe, where to park. Cowal adventures, watersports on Loch Eck, Cowal Penninsula watersport adventures, Loch Eck location

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Motorhomes and Campervans

This is a comprehensive guide to bringing your motorhome or campervan into Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. The guide also features a directory of all of the sites and permitted parking bays, together with the facilities such as waste disposal, electric and water hook up etc. The sites are along the shores of Loch Lomond and deep into the Trossachs and Killin. Plan your overnight motorhome stay.

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Loch Long

Our review of the lochs of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs continues with Loch Long. This sea loch is in Argyll Forest, about 20 miles long. We're concentrating on the western shores of Loch Long, which is within Argyll Forest, part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Read about Arrochar, Ardgartan, Ardentinny and Blairmore. Explore Loch Long by The Waverley, Visit Arrochar Alps.

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