Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead

Comrie, St Fillans and Lochearnhead lie to the west of Crieff. Comrie just a few miles away whilst St Fillans and Lochearnhead lie at east and west ends respectively of Loch Earn.

Part of the charm of these three villages is the surrounding gentle hills partly clothed in trees and probably looking their best in the Autumn when the russets and golds appear.

Comrie

This is a charming little village with one main street and sits on the bank of the river Earn. The village was once well known to have the highest incidence of minor earth tremors in Scotland and because of this it boasts the 'Earthquake House' which was built to monitor these earth tremors. It lies just to the south of the Ross bridge.
High above Comrie to the north is Glen Lednoch with its Hydro-electric system dam and loch from whence you can take the long walk over the glen to Ardeonaig on Loch Tayside. It's a beautiful drive up there from the bend at the west end of Comrie but dont miss the Deil's Cauldron on the right just half a mile up the road.
To the south of Comrie over the bridge and turning right after half a mile is the road to Glen Artney. This is a lonely but beautiful glen which allows you to drive high up into the hills before ending at the start of a walk of about 18 miles over the hill to Callander.

St Fillans

St Fillans is a tiny village on the east end of Loch Earn.  The views up loch Earn from St Fillans are amazing whatever the weather.
There is a tiny island in the loch here which was once the stronghold of the Neish Clan before they were wiped out in a night time raid by the MacNabs from Killin. Don't miss the lovely drive along the south loch Earn road.

LochEarnhead

Lochearnhead sits at the west end of Loch Earn, at the bottom of GlenOgle and astride the A84 trunk road to Oban and Fort William.
The water sports centre offers a variety of sports on Loch Earn. At the old scout station (once the railway station before Dr Beeching) you can access the Sustrans cycleway which follows the track of the old railway line up Glen Ogle. This is a great excursion on foot or by bike and the trip up glen Ogle offers some wonderful panoramas down the glen. The route crosses the famous GlenOgle viaduct and can be followed over the hill to Killin. The return may be made on the floor of the glen by following the old military road (General Wade's road). Waterfalls in the glen make this an especially interesting walk after heavy rains.

The Trossachs

Head south from here on the A84 and enter the world famous Trossachs, now part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. For more on the Trossachs, try the Trossachs and Callander web site.