Il Three Lochs Way walking route is 55 km long (the km increase if you count the various short excursions that can be made along the trail).
Included in the great national trails of Scotland, the route is divided into four daily stages and starts from Balloch, at the foot of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, and ends at Inveruglas, on the other shore of Loch Lomond.
The Three Lochs Way is so named because along the route you encounter three lakes: Loch Lomond, Gare Loch, and Loch Long. A journey that begins with a gentle and enchanting landscape but gradually gives way to panoramic mountains and the sparkling lakes of the Scottish territory.
Along the journey, you can admire the national architectural marvel of Charles Rennie Macintosh, the “Hill House,” a house designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie between 1902 and 1904; the breathtaking view of Loch Lomond; the Delightfull Glen Loin Woodlands, a geosite home to many red squirrels; and finally, the imposing Sloy hydroelectric installations dating back to the end of World War II.
A suggestive path that will bring you into contact with the different communities of Scotland’s first National Park.
Points of interest:
- Trossachs National Park: with an area of 1865 km² it can be considered the fourth largest Park in Great Britain. Loch Lomond is located within its territory.
- Loch Lomond: it is the largest lake in Great Britain, the eastern shore is located in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.
- Loch Long: Its name derives from Gaelic “Ship Lake” meaning “Ship Lake.” It is 32 km long and between 1.6 to 3.2 km wide.
- Gare Loch: it is the smallest of the three lakes along the route with “only” 10 km length and an average width of 1.5 km.
- Hill House: national architectural marvel of Charles Rennie Macintosh. The Hill House is a house designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie between 1902 and 1904.
- Delightfull Glen Loin Woodlands: it is a geosite characterized by the presence of many red squirrels.
Information sheet:
- Country: Scotland
- Official website of the Three Lochs Way
- Length in km: 55
- GPX: Mobile App
- KMZ: Mobile App
