Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Geography
The park is part of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and is a sparsely-populated region of mountains, hills, lochs and valleys. Most of the upland areas are bare and uncultivated, while much of the lowland is densely forested.
Within the park are several mountains including Ben Lomond, which at 974 m (3,196 ft) is the highest point, Ben Venue (727 m; 2,385 ft) and Ben Ledi (879 m; 2,884 ft). Its lakes and reservoirs include Loch Ard, Loch Chon, Loch Venachar, Loch Arklet, Loch Katrine, Loch Achray and Loch Drunkie. Its forests include Achray Forest, Buchanan Forest, Strathyre Forest and Loch Ard Forest.
Tourism
The main visitor centre for the area is The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre at Aberfoyle on the edge of the highlands on the eastern hillside of Craigmore (354 m; 1,161 ft). There are marked hiking trails and a car trail, the Three Lochs Forest Drive.
Gallery
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Loch Drunkie in the Achray Forest, seen from the Duke's Pass
References
- ^ "National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB". Scottish Government Spatial Data Infrastructure. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Cowal and Trossachs District Strategic Plan 2014-2017" (PDF). Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 13. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
External links
- Queen Elizabeth Forest Park - Forestry and Land Scotland