The Falls of Falloch

This Sunday was spent longer in the car than actually walking, with disaster upon disaster but we definitely had a good laugh. Me and my friend headed up towards Loch Lomand, backpacks fully loaded and kitted up; we had planned to climb Ben Vane so were psyching ourselves up for this massive climb, we were also hung-over so I feel like we deserve extra points. Anyway after about 2 hours in the car, we discovered we were lost and on our way to Fort William instead.

U-TURN! … Thanks Laura

As we were heading back we realised we weren’t going to have enough time to climb Ben Vane whilst it was still light plus it had started pouring down and our hangovers were kicking in HARD… so we headed for The Falls of Falloch which is a waterfall along the A82, 5 km from the village of Crianlarich. I don’t even think you can call it a walk; there is a small car park and to the left is a small, short path that leads you to the bottom of the falls. It is absolutely gorgeous, it full of pesky tourists as well so be prepared to fight for your instagram worthy picture.

We headed up to the newly built ‘Woven Sound’ platform which allows you to see the falls from a different viewpoint. It was constructed by John Kennedy from steel rods, it features an entry from Dorothy Wordsworth’s diary that recalls the thoughts of those who visited the falls during the days of the Grand Tour.

We weren’t quite ready to get back in the car yet so we headed down through a small path at the front of the car park to explore some more. The path follows the river Falloch through a small forest, we only got a few kilometres and the path cut off so we headed back. Although it was short visit, I would definitely recommend it, the drive was relaxing as well (once we were on the right road, obviously).  It is sign posted as well so you really can’t miss it.

Deciding that we still had time to fit in something else, we headed up towards Inverary (which actually passes Ben Vane so I’ll be in charge of directing us next time haha) to do my favourite Dun Na Cuaiche walk and by this time the sun had come out so we snap chatted our way up and stuffed our faces at the top. It took us around half an hour up and about the same back down so totally do-able for everyone although it is steep so walking boots are recommended. You can also see the castle this time, save this walk for a clear day – the views are breathtaking.