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Photographs of a three lochs ( Reoidhte, Drunkie, Achray )

 and forest walk

at Aberfoyle

in the Trossachs Region of Scotland

Ben Ledi

Ben Ledi

from viewpoint at start of walk



Loch Reoidhte

Loch Reoidhte




Loch Reoidhte

Loch Reoidhte






Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie

( gaelic Loch Drongaidh )






Ben Lomond from Loch Ard Forest

Ben Ledi from Loch Drunkie



Loch Drunkie from Pine Ridge trail

Loch Drunkie

 from Pine Ridge trail





Trail through pine forest

Trail through pine forest





Head of Loch Drunkie

Head of Loch Drunkie





Dam at head of Loch Drunkie

Dam at head of Loch Drunkie






Return trail alongside Loch Drunkie

Return trail alongside Loch Drunkie






Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie





Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie





Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie





Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie

 ( gaelic Loch Drongaidh )






Loch Drunkie

Loch Drunkie





Ben Venue from Loch Achray trail

Ben Venue

from Loch Achray trail





Ben Aan from Loch Achray

Ben Aan

from Loch Achray






Stream from Loch Achray trail

Stream from Loch Achray trail





Ben Aan from Duke's Pass Road

Ben Aan

from
Duke's Pass Road





Ben Venue above Duke's Pass in the Trossachs

Ben Venue

above
Duke's Pass Road

 in the Trossachs






Map of Three Loch Forest Drive

Map of Three Loch Forest Drive

( Note:- Click here or on above for large format copy )





Map of Route to Loch Drunkie from Brig O'Turk

Map of Route to Loch Drunkie

 from Brig O'Turk





Map of Aberfoyle and surroundings

Map of Aberfoyle and surroundings



Map of Aberfoyle and the Menteith Hills

Map of Aberfoyle

and the Menteith Hills





Map of Loch Lomond and Trossachs area

Map of Loch Lomond and Trossachs area

( Note:- Click here or on above for large format copy )



Loch Drunkie Walk - Route Description:

This circular walk is about 2.5 miles in distance and along Loch Drunkie. There is a moderate climb to the loch.
Loch Drunkie lies on the A821 from Aberfoyle to Loch Achray and Loch Vennacher, it's known as the Duke's Pass road and is much favoured by touring buses taking tourists through the Trossachs.
Once you cross the crest of the pass look out for a sign to the Three Lochs Drive on your right.
This is a Forestry Commission single car width track that meanders for eight miles through the Commissions plantations and alongside Lochan Reoidhte which is near the beginning of the walk alongside Loch Drunkie. This is a circular drive along the south shore of Loch Achray.
There is a small carpark at the south end of Loch Drunkie but don't park here except for the view. Continue to the much larger car park which has picnic tables and permanent toilets. Here we began two short walks each of about one and a quarter miles.
Starting with the easier one first. It is marked by green banded posts. lt starts just beyond the toilet block and goes along the western shore of Loch Drunkie. Incidentally, the loch was not named after a local drunkard but is a corruption of the Gaelic Loch Drongaidh which means the loch between the ridges. Afler a quarter of a mile a wooden open sided and roofed building spans the path. From the ceiling about 8 ropes descend. Give them a good tug and you'll discover that they are attached to bells - an open-air belfry.
This is just one of seven constructions in wood that the Forestry Commission has installed along the path. One is a boat balanced on its stern facing the Loch with a seat inside where you can shelter from the elements. Bless the Forestry Commission for not only providing well-surfaced paths but also installing delightful surprises along the way. In a further quarter of a mile the path turns to the left uphill. A green-banded waymark post indicates it - don’t continue along the lochside. The broad waymarked track leads over a small hill and down to the car park.
If you wish to walk further, cross the main vehicle track and pick up a path marked by blue-banded posts right opposite the can-park.
This path zig-mags up the steep slope but it is no too strenuous a climb. At the top you can stand on a rock and from there obtain a fine view along Loch Drunkie. When you start to descend you have the choice of taking a straighter but steeper option on the left, or of going straight ahead and following a path that is longer but less steep to reach the main drive.
At the end of the walk you can eat your picnic at one of the several tables beside the car park from where you can look over the Loch.




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