Walk: Sron a’ Chlachain – Killin’s stony nose

📌 Killin, Stirling
★★★★

Sron a’ Chlachain (which we think means stone nose – or rocky crag) is the prow of an otherwise unremarkable mass of moorland to the west of Killin. The easy start through an urban park belies the fairly brutal ascent which characterises most of the rest of the walk. But for compensation, the views looking back from the higher half of the route are breathtaking: the crags point directly down slender Loch Tay, with Ben Lawers and the Tarmachan Ridge rising above the north side of the loch. The opposite, western vista is an equally untamed one, encompassing a wide range of hills either side of glens Dochart and Lochay.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at hall with clock tower on Main Street (A827), Killin village centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 573332

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.469010,-4.317459

🚌 Bus to Killin

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 4 km / 2 mi | ▲ 500 m | ⌛ 1.5-2 hr

Features: 🏠 Killin ★★★★; ⛰️ Fingal’s Stone; △ Creag Bhuidhe (521 m)

⬤ Moderate | Clear path with constant ascent and just occasional boggy patches, very steep in places.

➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – Killin – Fingal’s Stone – Sron a’ Chlachain – Creag Bhuidhe – return by outward route

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Sheep, small birds.

Weather: Unbroken sunshine and 25°C heat.

August 2019