Hill Walking and Mountaineering

We keep a list of some good local walks available for you in the Lodges as well as Ordnance Survey Maps which you are invited to borrow during your stay. If you enjoy walking there are walks to suit everyone, from gentle strolls which are pushchair friendly (some originally designed for Queen Victoria), to challenging hill walking and Munros.

Killin Highland Lodges sit at the base of the Tarmachan Mountains and a gate at the back of the Lodge gives you easy access.

The nearby Lawers Visitor Centre provides information and route maps. The Killin Outdoor Centre in the village is also a great place to get advice on local walking, cycling and watersports.

Other ideas for family outdoor trips include:

  • The Crannog Centre at Kenmore
    At the opposite end of Loch Tay (20 minutes drive) is a fascinating place to visit. A Crannog is an ancient dwelling built on stilts in the water and you can go onto one and learn about life at Loch Tay many years ago. Just a hundred yards from The Crannog is Croft na Caber where you can hire a boat or canoe and have a snack in their coffee shop. From there it is only a few hundred yards to the start of the Falls of Acharn forest walk which is 2 miles long and has good way-marked paths requiring no special footwear.

  • The Scottish Deer Centre
    The Scottish Deer Centre at Cupar (1 1/2 hours away) allows you to see the different types of deer, hear all about their lifecycle and feed some of the young calves. There is a playbarn close to the exhibition area and a superb adventure play area reached by a treetop walkway to the middle of the wood (a ground level path which is wheelchair and buggy friendly can also take you there). It makes a wonderful day out and is only 20 minutes away from St. Andrews with its beaches, harbour, shops, golf courses and Sea Life Centre.