Kilometres Walked : Thursday – 7.6, Friday – 14.5 Floors – 40.

Friday 28th July, 2023.

On a drizzly grey morning yesterday we said goodbye to Glasgow and hopped on a train for Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond. With a much brighter sky and definitely feeling much warmer we found a lovely old pub ‘The Balloch House’ to have lunch in once we arrived. Indulging ourselves with deep fried Brie bites for starters and then Steak Frites for main😋 We’ll work it off tomorrow we said!

Deciding to just stay local today we opted for a wander through The Balloch Castle Country Park which sits on the southeast shores of Loch Lomond. The park itself consists of 200 acres of semi-natural woodland, walled gardens, open parkland and shoreline. Unfortunately the castle has fallen into to disrepair and isn’t open to the public at present. The park itself is beautiful with lovely wide paths and sweeping views over the Loch.

Halfway around the park we were able to add on another trail that took us through a little magical path where fairies run wild and squirrels have pyjama parties in their trees. The trail took us up to Winny Hill where you could imagine herds of deer roaming through in the early hours of the morning. Mossy fences, beech lined paths, streams trickling past and leafy green forests added to the fairytale landscape.

After our magical stroll through the fairie forest we meandered back alongside the Loch back to the pub for beer o’clock. 🍺

A lovely magical warm up walk before our adventure tomorrow 🥾