Walks from Arrochar and Tarbet
Dunbartonshire · Scotland
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Arrochar and Tarbet Station.
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Garelochhead to Arrochar and Tarbet
Recommended: Good path throughout.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 9h (7h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Railwalks.
Arrochar and Tarbet to Alexandria
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 10h (7h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for two fifths of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Helensburgh to Arrochar and Tarbet
Northern section is very enjoyable with amazing views over Loch Long; excellent views. A route forming roughly half of the Three Lochs Way, with a very enjoyable northern section of amazing views over Loch Long, a less enjoyable middle third on a tarmac road through an MOD training area and a final descent on quiet single-track road and new footpath through woodland into Helensburgh. The ground can be sodden in the second section from Tarbet. Comprises about half of the Three Lochs Way, running between Inveruglas and Balloch. Passes the famous Mackintosh-designed Hill House.
Time: 11h30 (9h walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)
Warnings: The Tarbet end is currently closed for overhead-line works with a signed diversion (likely until 2026). About a third of the way involves fording a small stream beneath a railway where a bridge has been removed. The ground from Tarbet can be sodden, so walk in drier weather.
Walk details: Slow Ways.