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Waterfalls Near Loch Lomond
An account of waterfalls around Loch Lomond, Scotland within reach of Appletree Luxury Cottage, self catering holiday let.
Mar 17


The Falls of Clyde
A walk from New Lanark village up the riverbank to view the impressive Falls of Clyde
Feb 27


walk along the R.S.P.B. Loch Lomond Nature Reserve
The distant Campsie Hills viewed from Shandon Farm next to Appletree Cottage On the second of January we took a wonderful walk along the...
Jan 7


Up the Dumpling by Gartocharn, Loch Lomond
Taking advantage of this recent lovely weather, we decided to take a quick hike up Duncryne Hill, (known locally as The Dumpling ) which...
Jun 26, 2024


Cycling Old Glen Ogle Railway Line
Some time ago, we took a trip up to Lochearnhead and cycled along the former Callander and Oban Line railway up Glen Ogle and over to...
Mar 21, 2024


Rob Roy's Bathtub
It was a beautiful day at Appletree Self Catering Cottage so we decided to drive up Loch Lomond to the Falls of Falloch known locally as...
Mar 19, 2024


A wander up The Whangie
Last week's Sunday newspaper rated The Whangie as the "Walk of the Week". It is a great walk with fantastic views and is very easy to...
Mar 10, 2024


A Walk around the Earlsburn reservoir
A trip to the Earlsburn reservoirs, nestling deep in the Campsie Hills between Fintry and Denny is a good easy walk. From the main...
Mar 9, 2024


RSPB SITE AND WALK AT Loch Lomond
On Boxing Day we posted a photo of Ben Lomond from the new RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) site, Loch Lomond. Here is a...
Dec 28, 2023


Beautiful Boxing Day by Loch Lomond
After several days of heavy rain over the days leading up to Christmas, and Christmas Day itself, it was great to get out into the open...
Dec 26, 2023


Fantastic Walk to Helensburgh and Hill House
Walk from Glen Fruin to Helensburgh Hill House A great easy walk with beautiful panoramic views is not what we were expecting on this day...
Apr 30, 2019


Beautiful Weather around Loch Lomond
Walk on Cameron Muir, Loch Lomond and Trossachs A beautiful time to visit Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Although many of...
Feb 18, 2019


Winter Scenes around Loch Lomond
Duncryne Hill (aka "the Dumpling") Gartocharn, Loch Lomond Winter wonders on the doorstep of Appletree Last weekend (2 Feb 19) after a...
Feb 8, 2019


An enchanting ruined priory on Inchmahom Island, Lake of Menteith
Its another lovely day at Appletree Cottage! Today we travel thirty minutes in the car to Port of Monteith and take a small ferry...
Aug 21, 2018


A day out walking in the lovely Luss hills
It is another beautiful day at Appletree Cottage! Today we fancy a walk. Something moderate and within easy reach. We see the Luss hills...
Aug 21, 2018


Search for the Source of the Endrick!
Another glorious day at Appletree Cottage! The sun is shining and the sky is clear as we set off to find the source of the Endrick Water,...
Nov 12, 2017


Walking round Sallochy and Ross Point
Sallochy Bay Another fine day at Appletree Cottage and today we explore the peninsula immediately north of Sallochy Bay on the east side...
Aug 22, 2017


Excellent walk to Loch Sloy Dam – 25 July 2017
A lovely day with a little bit of a breeze and occasional cloud. Perfect for walking. The plan was to walk from Arrochar at the head of...
Aug 20, 2017


Exploring Glen Finglas Dam and the Bicycle Tree
On a lovely clear day we drove north towards Aberfoyle from Appletree Cottage. Following the following the A809 heading north from...
Dec 29, 2016


Easy Walk to Terrific Views of Loch Lomond
A good walk near Croftamie is up to the TV mast. The walk is easy and the views stunning. However much of it is over private land and...
Aug 28, 2016
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