Trossachs
Day Meets
The Grampian Club arranges monthly Day Meets 10 months of the year, usually on the second or third weekend. On each day meet there are different options for walks provided.
They are of varying grades, from easier low level walks to challenging mountain traverses. In the summer months the walks are often longer and there are often opportunities to do several Munros in a day.
If Grampian Club Members have a route they would like to do on the day they can contact the day meet organiser to arrange this (note that the minimum number in a group is preferably 2 in the summertime and 3 in the winter time).
We travel by coach from Dundee, picking up in Perth when heading west. Members are expected to choose walks that are within their own physical capabilities and the Day Meets Team organise attendees into parties of broadly similar ability.
There is a fee for the Day Meets coach (£17.50) which needs to be paid in advance at the time of booking, preferably via the online booking website, Entry Central, or by cheque.
The Trossachs provide some excellent walking with Ben Ledi and Ben Vane being the highlights, but there is also a wide variety of lower routes around Loch Lubnaig and Glen Finglas that can also be enjoyed
Coach will leave Dundee (Compass House, Riverside Drive) at 06:30 and pick up in Perth (Broxden Park and Ride) at 07:00. It will then travel to Callander (ETA 08.00). The onward journey will depend on routes being walked, but groups can be dropped off at Coireachrombie, Brig o’ Turk, Loch Achray or Loch Katrine. The coach will most likely park near the end of Loch Achray. (Just off the A821, Loch Katrine road, at approx. GR500068) otherwise, the main coach park at Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine.
There is a range of walks available in the area, including the following (OS Sheet 57):
Coireachrombie, Ben Ledi, Benvane, Glen Finglas, Brig o’ Turk (17.5km/1230m);
Coireachrombie, Stank Glen, Ben Ledi, Bochastle Hill, Rob Roy Way, Callander (14km/945m);
Coireachrombie, Ben Ledi, Stuc Dhubh, Gleann Casaig, Brig o’ Turk (14.5km/970m);
Mid-level – Ben A’an from Loch Achray to Loch Katrine Pier, Loch Achray, Brig o’ Turk (12.5km/600m);
Loch Katrine, Achray Water, Gleann Riabhach, Ben Venue, Loch Achray, Brig o’ Turk (16km/835m);
Lower level – Achray Water, Loch Achray, Brig o’ Turk, Great Trossachs Path, Rob Roy Way, Callander (18km/500m);
Ben Gullipen circuit from Callander (18.5km/522m);
Low level – Loch Venachar circuit from Brig o’ Turk (19km/320m)
NB. As this is a Winter Meet appropriate clothing and equipment, including ice axe and crampons on higher routes, may be required.
The departure time for the coach from the Loch Achray area is likely to be around 16:30 – 17:00
