Dip into Loch Lomond

 

Introduction

Yesterday, my wife and myself availed of a day trip to Loch Lomond in SW Scotland 

Information on the trip to Loch Lomond

Our objective was the quaint village of Luss which sits on the banks of Loch Lomond, about one hour NW of Glasgow.

Luss is very popular but not overly commercialised. Parking was tight but we managed to avail of one of the few remaining slots, 

Our key objective was a boat trip. On arrival we duly selected a 90 minute cruise which focused on the southern end of the loch (lake).  Before and after the cruise we spent some time on the local beach and explored the local village.

The images above and below speak for themselves.

Luss village. This was originally built to house workers in a nearby slate quarry (long defunct).

 Tour Boat  

View of mountain, Ben Lomond (3196 feet) 

Doggy on paddle board.

 Swimmer

Beach on the 'bonny banks'. This is where we based ourselves when not on the boat 


 View north with mountainous scenery 


 Aldochlay (near Luss)

Accommodation on one of the islands. 

Conic Hill (1184 feet) at southern end of the loch. 

Balmaha at southern end of loch

Small beach on one of the islands.

Osprey nest.The Osprey is a protected bird the population of which has grown from 2 pairs in 1967 to about 300 pairs now. Image quality of bird is poor because I did not have a long lens with me.See this post for close up images of these magnificent birds.

Inchcruin Island

View of Luss

View north with canoeists


More information

The publication Visitors’ Guide to Scotland includes a section on Loch Lomond. ISBN is 978-1-9161332-0-4. Also available via Kindle.


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