Great Trossachs Path Explained

Great Trossachs Path
Established:2015
Location:Stirling, Scotland
Length Km:48
Designation:Scotland's Great Trails
Trailheads:
Use:Walking, cycling, and horseriding.
Elev Gain And Loss:1165m (3,822feet) gain
Season:All Year
Website:http://thegreattrossachsforest.co.uk/great-trossachs-path/what-is-the-great-trossachs-path/

The Great Trossachs Path is a 48km (30miles) long-distance footpath through the Trossachs, in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It runs between Callander in the east and Inversnaid on the banks of Loch Lomond in the west, passing along the northern shores of Loch Katrine and Loch Arklet.[1] [2] The path is suitable for walkers and cyclists; much of the route is also suitable for experience horse riders, although the middle section along the shoreline of Loch Katrine is tarmacked and so may not be ideal for horses.[2]

The path is listed as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot,[3] and also links to two of the other Great Trails, the West Highland Way and the Rob Roy Way.[4] It is also possible to link the path with two further Great Trails via the ferry across Loch Lomond from Inversnaid to Inveruglas, which is the terminus of both the Three Lochs Way and the Cowal Way.[5] [6] The path also links to National Cycle Route 7 at Callander.

Launched in April 2015,[7] the path lies almost completely within the Great Trossachs Forest National Nature Reserve.[8] The reserve is considered to be a "forest in the making", and is managed jointly by Forestry and Land Scotland, RSPB Scotland and Woodland Trust Scotland.[9] The national nature reserve project aims to deliver a varied landscape that provides habitats for species that are otherwise rare in Britain, including black grouse, golden eagle, osprey, wildcat, pine marten, red squirrel, water vole and otter.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: What is the Great Trossachs Path. The Great Trossachs Forest. 2018-09-03. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205103823/http://www.thegreattrossachsforest.co.uk/great-trossachs-path/what-is-the-great-trossachs-path/. dead.
  2. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions. The Great Trossachs Forest. 2018-09-03.
  3. Web site: Trails. Scotland's Great Trails. 2018-09-03.
  4. Web site: Great Trossachs Path. Scotland's Great Trails. 2018-09-03.
  5. Web site: The Great Trossachs Path 1: Inversnaid to Trossachs pier. WalkHighlands. 2018-09-03.
  6. Ordnance Survey. Landranger (1:50000) Sheet 56, Loch Lomond and Inveraray.
  7. Web site: Putting your best foot forward. Forestry Commission Scotland. 2015-04-17. 2018-09-04.
  8. Web site: Something for Everyone - The Great Trossachs Path. The Great Trossachs Forest. 2018-09-04.
  9. Web site: Search Scotland's National Nature Reserves by A to Z. NatureScot. 13 October 2020. 26 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220626170534/https://www.nnr.scot/Search_by_AZ?page=4. dead.
  10. Web site: The Great Trossachs Forest - Great Forest Wildlife. The Great Trossachs Forest. 2018-06-19.