I never planned to fall for the Trossachs. Then, passing through Stirlingshire, a chance stop at Balquhidder changed everything; the farms and the forests, the steep-sided glens and lonely lochans — they called to my inner Rob Roy like whispered sweet nothings. Twenty years later I’m still here, living by the Lake of Menteith and discovering new haunts all the time. From my favourite summit to the best beer garden bar none, here is an insider’s guide to the glens and bens outside my back door. SponsoredBest hill walkBen A’an is the best known but catch it on a sunny Saturday and it can feel as though most of Glasgow got to the top

Source: The Times April 30, 2021 23:03 UTC