📌 Cowal, Argyll & Bute
★★
If Loch Eck was more accessible it might be as celebrated as some of its similar sized cousins such as Loch Katrine or Loch Earn. Instead, this 7 mile-long body of water is destined for obscurity, being hidden away in a narrow cleft in deepest Cowal, surrounded by a maze of sea lochs and rugged, seldom climbed hills. Once you’ve safely arrived in the region, access from the roadside is actually fairly easy thanks to a string of laybys with informal paths leading down to the water’s edge, some disappointingly litter-strewn. Apparently Loch Eck is the only place in the UK where arctic charr, salmon and sea trout can all be found together (though there are probably a couple of restaurants…).
🌍 Location
📌 Argyll
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 139925
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.082527,-4.993521
🚌 Buses use the A815 along the east bank, with an official stop at the Whistlefield turnoff
🚗 Various car parks / laybys on the A815 – best is at 🧭 NS 142931 / 🛰️ 56.094117,-4.988809
