Stirling and the Trossachs

Day 7: Edinburgh to Oban
Km driven: I forgot to note
Explorer Pass: Stirling Castle

We valiantly left Edinburgh, its ferret and our gracious host to visit Stirling Castle. The castle is situated on a hilltop with a stunning view of the valley. The castle is geared towards a family experience,  with reconstructions and staff in historical costumes, ready with explanations... but sadly lacking in authenticity for adults.

Our next destination was Aberfoyle and its walking path between lochs; we took the Three Lochs Drive, a cousin to the Raider's Road but without the Otter's Pool. We stopped on a first viewpoint in grove of firs for lunch then drove to the next stop for a short walk along Loch Drunchie. We decided to forgo Loch Lomond in favor of an earlier arrival in Oban.

The road went through the Trossachs, a fabulous region of lochs and glens, with greenness everywhere, rivers and waterfalls, a rugged scenery that took our breath away.

Our Youth Hostel in Oban was on the waterfront. (If you followed, we left the eastern coast of Scotland with Edinburgh, crossed the country in an almost horizontal direction to arrive slightly more to the North in Oban on the western coast.)