Loch Katrine
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-> Duke's Pass
-> Loch Katrine
Heading down the northern side of the Duke's Pass you come first to Loch Achray, tucked under Ben A'an. Look out across the loch for the small Callander Kirk in a lovely setting alone on a promontory. At the head of the loch a road branches the short distance through to the southern end of Loch Katrine at the foot of Ben Venue (2370ft), from where the elegant Victorian passenger steamer, the SS Sir Walter Scott, has been plying the waters since 1900, chugging up the loch to the wild country of Glengyle. It does two runs from the pier each day, the first departing at 11am and stopping off at Stronachlachar before returning (April-Oct daily except Wed; £4.40 single, £6.50 return), the afternoon cruise departing at 1.45pm but not making any stops (April-Oct daily; £5.40). A popular combination is to rent a bike from the Katrinewheels hut by the pier, take the steamer up to Stronachlachar, then cycle back by way of the road around the north side of the loch.
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