Glen Ogle, Breadalbane

Description

From the starting point, walk to the where the A84/A85 meet before turning right and walking along the road for roughly 200 m until you see the steps up to the old station entrance. From here you will have to cross over a stile before embarking on a short, steep climb straight up the hillside to reach the old line. Turn right and start to walk along the track bed for a calmer walk.

Follow the railway bed onwards from here. You will have to work your way over a number of bridges and a viaduct to get to the top of the glen. Shortly after passing the viaduct cross a style on your right hand side before you reach the woodland. From here walk downhill to join a path which starts the return journey. Keep following the path and keeping the burn on your right you will come to part of the old military road.

Keep to the military road, cross the busy road beneath the crags of Creag na h-Oisinn before following the waymarkers of a Nature Trail descending towards the Lochearnhead viaduct. Cross the Glen Ogle Burn using a footbridge before venturing over a style and across a field. You will then have to cross one more stile at the end of the field to place you on the main road and from here you can walk back to the car park.

Dogs are not permitted on this route during the lambing season (March-April) and must be kept on a leash at all other times.

Access Info

The car park at Lochearnhead Water Sports Centre is the starting point for this walk. This can be accessed from the A85 north from Loch Earn.

Additional Info

Although The Old Military Road is often refered to as a Wade road, this was not constructed by General Wade but by his successor as road builder Major William Caulfield.

Loch Lomond is Britain's largest expanse of freshwater and hosts many different species of wildlife in the surrounding area including butterflies, warblers and grouse.

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