Photographs and map of The Town of Callander and the Lake of Menteith in The Trossachs area of the Southern Highlands of Scotland

Main Street in Callander

Callander is a small town

on the River Teith

in the county of Perthshire.

Callander is a popular tourist stop

on route to the Highlands of Scotland

and is referred to as the "Gateway to the Highlands".

The town is at the eastern end

of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

This walk from Braeval Car Park at Aberfoyle is a circular one of ﬁve miles and three hours’ duration.
Although mostly within the forest area there are also lovely picturesque views to be seen on reaching the Lake of Menteith viewpoint.
The car park is located a short distance on the left along the A81 to Callander from the Rob Roy Motel roundabout at Aberfoyle.
The walk leaves the car park onto a wide forest track and follows the blue and green marker post uphill.
It passes round the green swing gate onto a track, usually of good walking condition, but has become softer with tree harvesting and vehicle traffic.
Views of the Gargunnock Hills are to the right.
At the fork junction, the walk takes the left track and shortly joins up with the Rob Roy Way track from the left.
It continues straight ahead and starts to climb gradually uphill.
Take plenty of rests and time to look around on the uphill stretches as deer are to be spotted in the surrounding forest.
it is also worth pausing at the pond reservoir onthe right created from the many inlet mountain streams.
The walk ignores the blue marker post on the right - look out for a clearing on the left where it is possible to
locate the position on the hillside above the lower fir tree line as the viewpoint and the return downward track from the viewpoint.
Having spotted this, the path to the viewpoint is only a short distance ahead on the left and opposite the vehicle turning point.
It is a narrow path which veers backwards initially and then turns round to wind its way up the hillside.
The climb, although fairly steep, is assisted with wood and rock steps and also a wooden railing.
At one time there were signed markers to the viewpoint and also a seat bench and picnic table but these have all been removed.
The view from the top is, however, worth the climb as on a clear day in addition to the Lake of Menteith in the foreground it is possible to see the Wallace Monumént, Stirling Castle, Dumyat, Ben Cleuch, Grangemouth and the Gargunnock Hills.
At the top, the walk turns left onto a forest track and gradually descends through the forest.
It turns sharp left at the ﬁrst junction and at the next T-junction it turns right onto the southerly direction of the RRW with views
over to the Campsie Fells and Dumgoyne.
Shortly, opposite a right hand bend on the track, the walk is completed on taking the narrow path on the left which winds its way down the hillside to exit at the green marker posts in the car park.