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Lochan Breaclaich

97 ha

📷 Alan O'Dowd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome97 ha

Getting here

56.45523, -4.23612

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Carrion Crow +33 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Carrion Crow +33 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Northern Buckler-fern, Meadow Buttercup +127 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Tormentil, Northern Buckler-fern, Meadow Buttercup +127 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech Fern, Wild Marjoram, Wood-sorrel +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Heath, Orange-tip, Green-veined White +3 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Common Heath, Orange-tip, Green-veined White +3 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Glenknock to KillinWalking route14 km

Asphalt route up the glen. Beware of traffic.

Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rob Roy WayWalking route127 km

Long distance walk from Drymen on Loch Lomond to Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire.

Named routeLength 127 kmPoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Saints WayWalking route130 km

Three Saints Way – Killin to St Andrews. The lives of three saints – Saint Kessog, Saint Fillan and Saint Serf – are commemorated by this pilgrimage, connecting Scotland’s dramatic west coast to the rocks and hills of the east.

Named routeRef TSWLength 130 kmRegional walking route
Killin to ArdtalnaigWalking route

Route uses a minor road following the south side of Loch Tay. The road isopen to motor vehicles so care is advised.

Named routeLocal walking route
Killin to St FillansWalking route26 km

Mostly on route of former railway track.

Named routeLength 26 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Acharn Forest Red trailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Acharn Forest Orange trailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Acharn Forest White trailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Acharn Forest Yellow trailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Grampian Mountains)Mountain bike route261.2 km
Named routeLength 261.2 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Low water levels in Lochan Breaclaich (reservoir)

📷 Alan O'Dowd · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Low water levels in Lochan Breaclaich (reservoir)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Morenish ChapelReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Killin Stone CircleHistoric site4.8 km→💧Lochan BreaclaichReservoir0 m→✦CrannogHistoric site3.9 km→✦Puttychan CrannogHistoric site4.9 km→✦CrannogHistoric site4 km→

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