England-Scotland Day 5 (Part 2) – Loch Lubnaig, Loch Earn

7 April 2010

From Stirling to Killin, we took the A84 northwards through the town of Callandar where we stopped for lunch. After Callandar, the A84 route passes through the Trossachs National Park and becomes very scenic. We stopped by a rest point next to Loch Lubnaig. 

Loch Lubnaig is located about 3 miles from Callander on the left side of the road.

We have heard of the famous Loch Ness monster. Is this the head of a Loch Lubniag Monster near the shore?

We saw this dog that looked like a stray but it belonged to a family camping nearby.

Loch Lubnaig – nice place for a picnic or camping trip.

A84 next join up with A85 and Loch Earn is located at this junction. We made a short stop by Loch Earn to view the scenery before continuing along A85 north. 

Seaplane at Loch Earn.

Post box at Loch Earn.

This part of the journey on the A85 after Loch Earn was where we hoped to get a glimpse of Harry Potter's train.  We only saw the viaduct for the train from the road at Glen Ogle. We could not stop the car along this motorway. Hence no good picture of the viaduct against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.

At some point along the A85, we spotted the sign for A827 towards Killin. The A827 (aka Dochart Road) led us straight into Killin.