Loch Ard Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Stirling
Type of walk
Hilly, Forest
What's here
Free Parking, Off Lead Areas, Pathed Routes, Picnic Areas, Water On Route, Toilets
About this walk
Suggest an edit
What type of change would you like to suggest?
Description
Spot any walk info that seems off? Bark it our way! Your insights keep our doggy adventures accurate and tail-waggingly fantastic.
Location
Sniffed out a hiccup in our walk location? Wag your tails and share the scoop! Your details help us keep our adventures on the right track.
Nature Reserve
Think this walk belongs in nature reserve territory? Unleash your knowledge! Your tips help us guide fellow walkers and navigate any potential restrictions.
There's several trails in this forest park, right in the heart of the Trossachs.
As you hit Aberfoyle, go straight through the town. As you pass the co op, the road branches right up a hill. Instead of following the turn, go straight through. You'll pass a small school on your right. Keep going till you see the sign for Loch Ard on your left. It's a fairly sharp turn. Follow this trail, which can be a bit muddy in bits in the wet seasons, until you see a car park to your left (about a mile up the road). There is a toilet block and picnic facilities here, and most importantly a trail map. I recommend the red trail. That means following the trail to the far right of the car park. This trail intersects with the "sculpture trail" for the kids, and is an easy, well marked medium length (5ish miles) walk through pleasant forests. There's plenty of interesting art works, including a giant metal dragonfly and a totem pole en route, plus picnic benches placed in locations with stupendous views out across Loch Ard and into the hills. The trails all form circuits of various lengths from 3-12km, and I guarantee happy pooches and owners at the end.
There are plenty of facilities in the town, which is only a mile or so down the road, and they're well used to dog walkers and visitors alike. A pretty wee town with some fantastic walks in beautiful countryside only an hour from Glasgow. My advice -stay the week!
More info
The author provided the following links to more information
Walk added by
Gallery
ClickTap to view full size
Loch Ard Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Stirling
Walk photos
Comments (1)
-
manders8 years ago
We walked the red trail at loch Ard today, was fantastic and would highly recommend it
Join the pack
Share your feedback or ask a question and be a part of the chat about this walk.
Log in to commentNot a member? Create a free account
How to get there
Address
Unnamed Road, Stirling FK8 3XL, UK View on Google
what3words address
///footpath.bends.fatherly View on w3w
Location details
Aberfoyle
Nearby dog walks
Glasgow, Kirkintilloch
Merkland Nature Reserve, Kirkintilloch
3 · Flat, Forest·Dog walk
Join the pack. It's free.
Become a member with over 50,000 other dog owners. Save dogs walks, add comments, get exclusive offers and add your own dog walks for others to enjoy.
Join the packAlready a member? Log in
Log in
Not a member yet?
Create a free account