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The Three Lochs Way Walking Gateway to Argyll and Bute

A new long distance route linking Loch Lomond, The Gareloch and Loch Long.

Linking towns and villages on the west side of Loch Lomond between Balloch and Inveruglas, the Three Lochs Way is a gentle, mainly low level, 50 kilometre route which can easily be walked in 3 to 4 days. The route also offers lots of attractive and interesting options for people seeking shorter day walks - and with some great downhill sections, mountainbikers are sure to enjoy the Three Lochs Way too. Total height gained is approximately 600 metres.

A route full of interest and variety

Gentle pastoral landscapes around Balloch are gradually replaced by the scenic drama of mountain, crag and sealoch as the the Three Lochs Way crosses the Highland Boundary Fault and heads into the glaciated glens and fiords of Argyll’s Highland margin.

Enjoy the grand baronial architecture of the great houses which overlook Loch Lomond north of Balloch.

Stroll Helensburgh's beautiful tree lined streets and admire Charles Rennie Macintosh’s elegant domestic architectural masterpiece, The Hill House.

Follow the ‘The Highlandman’s Road’, the ancient “coffin waypeople of Glen Fruin with their parish church in the village of Rhu.

Imagine the Glen Fruin of 1603 when 300 Macgregors defeated a much larger force of Colquhouns in a major inter clan battle.

Explore the deserted ferm toun of Morelaggan overlooking Loch Long.

Walk the Arrochar “Alps”, including the area’s iconic peak, ‘The Cobbler’.

As you approach Inveruglas, detour to the impressive Sloy Hydro Electric Dam.

Access & places to stay

Balloch, Helensburgh, Garelochhead, Arrochar, and Tarbet all have rail and bus connections and with the exception of Inveruglas, all locations shown on the map offer accommodation and food. Inveruglas is accessible by citylink bus and has a small loch side café.

Links to other long distance routes

In Balloch the Three Lochs Way links with National Cycle route 7. At Inveruglas, Inverbeg and Tarbet there are summer ferry links to the West Highland Way and at Arrochar, you can join the Cowal Way, which in turn links via the Portavadie -Tarbert ferry across Loch Fyne to the Kintyre Way. Click on the links in this paragraph for more information.
Three Lochs Way - West
Three Lochs Way - West
Three Lochs Way - West

OUR FIRST REVIEW!

Utilising the long summer daylight, Phil Turner has recently walked the Three Lochs Way in what could be the shortest time ever. See his blog for 20th June 2010 on http://lightweightoutdoors.com/?p=1124

Three Lochs Way - West

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