Rob Roy Way, Drymen

Name: Rob Roy Way
Address: Drymen, United Kingdom

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The Rob Roy Way is a Scottish long distance footpath that runs from Drymen in Stirling to Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. The path was created in 2002, and takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century. It traverses countryside that he knew and travelled frequently. The route crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, a geological fault where the Highlands meet the Lowlands. Views from the trail overlook Loch Lubnaig, Loch Earn, Loch Venachar and Loch Tay. The way is 127 kilometres in length if the direct route along the southern shore of Loch Tay and the River Tay is followed between Ardtalnaig and Aberfeldy. An optional loop also links these places via Amulree: choosing this option increases the length by a further 27 kilometres to 154 kilometres. ()

Length: 78.91 miCoordinates: 56°3'57"N, 4°27'9"W

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Rob Roy Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Balloch Castle, Milarrochy Bay, Dumgoyne, Finnich Glen.

6.2 miSW
Historic ruins in a picturesque park
Balloch Castle, Balloch
159 min walk • Balloch Castle is an early 19th-century country house situated at the southern tip of Loch Lomond, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Balloch was a property of the Lennox family from the 11th century, and the old castle was built in the 13th century.
4.9 miNW
Campsite
Milarrochy Bay, Balmaha
124 min walk • Milarrochy Bay is a bay on Loch Lomond, in southern Scotland. It is near the village of Balmaha. There are a few houses near the bay. Other bays on the east of Loch Lomond include Cashel Bay and Sallochy Bay.
5.5 miSE
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Dumgoyne, Glasgow
141 min walk • Dumgoyne is a hill prominent on the edge of the Campsie Fells and is a well-known landmark visible from Glasgow. It is a volcanic plug and is 427 m high.
2.7 miSE
Valley, Natural attraction, Geologic formation
Finnich Glen
69 min walk • Finnich Glen in Stirlingshire, is a short, steep glen up to 70 ft deep which runs east from Finnich Bridge on the A809. It was carved from the red sandstone by the Carnock Burn.
4 miW
Area
Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve, Balmaha
102 min walk • Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve encompasses 430 hectares of land at the southeastern part of Loch Lomond in the council areas of Stirling and West Dunbartonshire, in Scotland.
0.8 miW
Golf, Forts and castles
Buchanan Castle, Drymen
20 min walk • Buchanan Castle is a ruined country house in Stirlingshire, Scotland, located 1 mile west of the village of Drymen. The house was commissioned by The 4th Duke of Montrose and built in 1852-1858 as a home for the Montrose family, serving as such until 1925.
5.7 miW
Area
Bucinch, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
145 min walk • Bucinch or Buc-Innis is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. The heavily wooded island lies due north of Inchcruin and rises steeply from a rocky coastline to 24 metres in a central summit.
5 miW
Area
Ellanderroch, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
129 min walk • Ellanderroch is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is a very small island, 100 metres in breadth at its widest point. It lies a short distance to the south-west of the larger island of Inchfad. The island has been used as a shelter for fishermen.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
117 min walk • Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.
3.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Conic Hill, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
90 min walk • Conic Hill is a prominent hill in Stirling, Scotland.
5.6 miE
Forts and castles
Ballikinrain
143 min walk • Ballikinrain is an independent residential school in Stirling, central Scotland. It is run by CrossReach, a social care outreach arm of the Church of Scotland.