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Accommodation
- Killin Youth Hostel,
- The hostel has reasonable kitchen and dining facilities. But it isn't amazing - rather spartan. This however is made up for by a rather chirpy warden called Lois. The ground floor dormitory was enormous, so when it's full bring some ear plugs!
Travel
Scottish Citylink Twice a day service that drops you off at Callander, Strathyre, Lochearnhead and Lix Toll. This service runs from Edinburgh via Stirling to Fort William.
Another local bus service runs into Killin. The service runs twice a day from Stirling. The first bus leaves Stirling at 7.44am Saturday and 6.37am on school days getting you into Killin at 9.06am Sat and 7.58am Schooldays. The last return bus leaves Killin 6.48pm arriving Stirling at 8.17pm. This makes Killin a viable weekend option by public transport.
The Village of Killin |
Introduction
Killin is centrally located for many of the hills and mountains in this part of the southern highlands. To the west lies the quiet Glen Lochay whilst immediately to the north and north east lie the popular Tarmachan ridge and Ben Lawers. Getting to Killin from Stirling is roughly an hours drive.
The mountains here are generally a lot more rounded and grassy compared to the mountains in the western and central highlands. There are some exceptions, the Tarmachan ridge is a superb ridge while An Stuc on Ben Lawers has some good steep work on it. The hills of Glens Lyon are linked by high bealachs while the Lochay hills are more isolated.
Loch Tay seen from Meall Greigh Further south lie the Trossachs, it's quite a picturesque place with forested slopes and beautiful lochs such as Katrine. It's part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs national park. Despite the prettiness of the place, it doesn't have such a wild feeling as the ranges further north.
Loch an Diamph All the mountains are easy to get to from the road with the wildest and quietest places to be found around the end of Glen Lyon. Overall, a nice place for a Sunday walk but not a place for solitude during weekends - even the small hills can get mobbed by the crowds!
Looking southeast from Meall Ghaordaidh to lower Glen Lochay | 