BLOGS

Earlier in the year, we took a trip to explore the Bracklinn Falls near Callander, about a 35-minute drive from Appletree Cottage. We had heard that the falls could be quite spectacular when the river was in spate. And we were not disappointed. Impressive boulders and rocks surround the site, bearing testimony to the force of the water over thousands of years. Slightly further downstream, we come to the Bracklinn Bridge.  The current one is at least the fourth structure.

We’re sometimes asked “where is the best off-road cycling in Scotland?” and in particular “what is the best off-road cycle area near Loch Lomond?” Aberfoyle in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is possibly the answer to both of these questions.

In this wonderful spring weather, we decided to go for a bit of a hill walk.  And where better than the very popular Ben A’an at the eastern end of Loch Katrine?