Ultimate Guide to Visiting the Trossachs and Loch Lomond in Scotland
On our third day of sightseeing (catch up with our earlier adventures in Edinburgh, Roslinand Melrose), we went into the Trossachs, an area of woodlands east of Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond.
On our original itinerary, we were going pony trekking and clay pigeon shooting on an estate about 2.5 hours from our hotel in Dunblane.
However, my husband went down to check his email in the business center and started talking to one of the hotel's employees, this super nice man named Ian.
After hearing about the five-hour roundtrip we had planned, Ian suggested that we take a drive around the nearby Trossachs.
And boy, I, for one, was really happy that Landon had that chance encounter with Ian because the Trossachs were GORGEOUS.
We first stopped in the tiny speck of a town called Kilamahog, which is a hilariously awesome name.
There, we met Hamish, Heather and Honey, Highland cows (which are called "shaggy coos" by the locals).
Then, we passed the first of several beautiful lochs:
On the way to our next stop, we happened upon Rob Roy's grave in the town of Balquhidder.
We stopped for lunch at Killan, near the Falls of Dochart.
Landon and his traditional Scottish Breakfast
It was indeed wee.
After lunch, we headed to Tyndrum, and stopped for a quick photo shoot at Loch Dochart.
Loch Lomond was huge!
I was super glad we agreed to switch from pony trekking to our Trossachs trek--it was probably one of my favorite days on the trip!
