Achray Forest

Find inspiration and exhilaration amongst bristly wooded hills and sparkling lochs at Achray Forest. The forest sits astride the Duke's Pass between Loch Achray and the Trossachs to the north, and Aberfoyle to the south.

Perched above Aberfoyle on the very edge of the Highlands, the David Marshall Lodge Visitor Centre is the ideal place to start your visit to the forest. Achray Forest Drive offers superb views across the forest towards the Trossachs, and is a marvellous way to explore the forest.

Adjacent to the drive there is an interesting area of wetland between Lochs Venachar and Achray known as Blackwater Marshes. This is a good birding area - wildfowl that might be seen include greylag, gooseander teal and wigeon. It is also an unusual area of raised bog and holds much botanical interest.