Things to do around Killin and Loch Tay
Auchmore sits within the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, with hills, water and quiet woodland within a few minutes of the door. Here is what guests come back for.
Walks on the doorstep
You can leave the car where it is. The woods behind Auchmore give a pleasant circular walk, and paths lead down towards the loch shore and along quiet lanes into Killin, less than a mile away.
In the village, the Falls of Dochart tumble under the old bridge — cross it and you can look across to Inchbuie, the little wooded island that holds the Clan MacNab burial ground, a Category B listed monument.
Sron a' Chlachain, the hill directly above Killin, gives a short, steep climb with an outsized reward: the whole length of Loch Tay laid out below you.
Munros and ridges
Ben Lawers (1,214m / 3,984ft) is the highest mountain in Perthshire and the tenth highest Munro. It is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland as a National Nature Reserve, with arctic-alpine plants that draw botanists as much as hillwalkers. Most walkers start from the NTS car park on the minor road towards Glen Lyon.
Meall nan Tarmachan (1,044m) — the Tarmachan Ridge you see from the apartments — is widely rated one of the finest short ridge walks in the southern Highlands. The full traverse includes a short scramble on the descent of Meall Garbh, which can be avoided.
Killin is a good central base for several other Munro groups: Beinn Ghlas, Meall Corranaich and Meall a' Choire Leith in the Lawers range, Ben More and Stob Binnein near Crianlarich, Ben Vorlich and Stùc a' Chroin above Loch Earn, and Ben Chonzie near Comrie.
Loch Tay, canoeing and fishing
Loch Tay stretches roughly 14.5 miles (23.4km) from Killin to Kenmore, with an average depth of around 60m and more than 150m in places. It is used for canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, sailing and fishing.
Canoes, kayaks and bikes can be hired in Killin, and equipment for the hills — poles, ice axes, crampons — is available in the village too. Permits are needed for fishing on the loch and the rivers; the outdoor centre and local shops are the place to ask.
Quiet roads and the old railway
National Cycle Network Route 7, the Lochs & Glens route between Sunderland and Inverness, passes through Killin. Heading south it climbs the old railway line through Glen Ogle and crosses the impressive Glen Ogle viaduct; heading north it follows the quiet minor roads towards Killin and beyond.
The loch-side road on the south shore, single track in places, is a rewarding ride, and Glen Lochay behind the village is flat, quiet and beautiful.
Heritage, golf and whisky
The Scottish Crannog Centre near Kenmore rebuilt and reopened in 2024 after fire destroyed the original reconstruction in 2021. It is an Iron Age village and museum with tours, and worth booking ahead.
Killin Golf Club is a nine-hole course in the village, founded in 1911 with the present course opened in 1914, and welcomes visitors. Clubs and buggies can be hired.
For whisky, Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery is around 23 miles away (roughly 35 minutes), and The Glenturret at Crieff is about 27 miles (roughly 40 minutes). Both run visitor tours — check current opening and book in advance.
What you might see
Red deer regularly graze the ground around Auchmore, and roe deer come through the woods. Red squirrels — a protected species in Scotland — are found in this part of the National Park, and the mixed woodland is good for woodland birds.
Higher up on Ben Lawers you may see ptarmigan and ravens; buzzards are common over the fields. Please keep dogs and noise away from grazing livestock and nesting birds.
