Walk: Lime Craig & bushy tails

📌 The Trossachs, Stirling
★★★★

Views to both sides of the Highland Boundary Fault are the reward for the ascent to the summit of this great Forestry and Land Scotland trail towards the Aberfoyle side of Duke’s Pass. You’ll probably have seen a red squirrel or two in the trees on the way up, or from the dedicated wildlife hide near the majestic Little Fawn Waterfall lower down. A Go Ape ropes course threads through the trees nearby, so don’t be alarmed if you spot people flying through the air above. Like much of the Trossachs, this walk shows its best colours in autumn, but there’s plenty to see at any time of year.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre, A821 just north of Aberfoyle

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 518015

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.183334,-4.386920

🚌 Bus to Aberfoyle (steeply downhill)

🚗 Car park (charge)

📝 Key info

▶ 7 km / 4 mi | ▲ 310 m | ⌛ 2-2.5 hr

Features: 🏠 The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre; 🌊 Little Fawn Waterfall ★★★; 🐿️ red squirrel hide; △ Lime Craig (305 m)

⬤ Moderate | Clear paths and tracks. Plenty of ascent, steep for summit ascent and (especially) descent from bealach.

➡️ Clockwise circuit with minor detours / variants, including to Lime Craig summit: start & visitor centre – Little Fawn Waterfall – red squirrel hide via short detour – track crossroads near Drum Ardrey – Bealach an t-Suidhe – Lime Craig – return to bealach – path crossroads near Dounans Centre – start. Loop mostly waymarked in red & on map 🔗 here (Lime Craig Trail)

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Red squirrel, a vole, finches, tits & a nuthatch at the squirrel hide. Woodpecker heard nearby.

Weather: Dry with sunshine, but stormy clouds threatening. Light winds, below 10°C.

November 2014 (some photos more recent)

Little Fawn Waterfall ★★★