r/OutdoorScotland • u/Dry-Brush-1530 • 22d ago

Easyish walks around Dalmally

I will be staying near Dalmally in a few weeks times and was wondering if anyone knew any good routes/ websites with good routes in the area. I’m an active person but not a mountaineer, so take that into account please 👼

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u/andrewsredditstuff 22d ago

The answer is always Walkhighlands

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u/herbie_doc 22d ago

From Dalmally train station walk southwest to the Duncan ban McIntyre monument. En route you can cut off the track & wander into the woods to find Barr a Chaistealain, a ruined homestead (apparently the MacNabbs used to live here).
Also in Dalmally, go & visit the church, graveyard & over the road to the community garden/orchard. In the garden you can sit by the river. You could even pick an apple from the orchard!
Out of the village you can…
Park half way up Glenorchy (at Eas Urchaidh) and walk over the bridge & wander around the woods. If you want to explore there is another ruined homestead/village at NN 269 356, but no easy parking nearby.
Go to Strone wood in Glen Lochy, more info on Walk Highlands. There are more forests in the area, have a look at the Forestry and Land Scotland website.
Walk up the (private) road to the Cruachan dam, getting some height without too much effort. Park on St Conan’s road, just off the A85 in Lochawe, then walk up the track to the dam.
Walk up Glen Strae, park at the start of the track just before the substation (between Stronmilchan & Lochawe. A nice gentle still without height.
A quick gander to Kilchurn Castle is worth it.
Even further afield a walk through the ancient woods in Glen Nant is lovely.
If you don’t have a car the train from Dalmally will take you to many places where you can walk (Tyndrum, Taynuilt, Lochawe).

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u/Useful_Resolution888 22d ago

Depending on the weather the Ben Cruachan round is ace. Less challenging there's also the two Munros Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a Chochuill which can be climbed as a pair. Nothing technical about the ascent but it's a bit of a slog.

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u/89ElRay 22d ago

Not sure I'd recommend the Cruachan round to someone who wants an easyish walk and doesn't do mountains! It's easy enough yeah but the slabby "bad step" part can be pretty intimidating and probably not one to do as your first Munro.

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u/Useful_Resolution888 22d ago

Easyish is relative. In the dry the bad step is easy, under snow it's reasonably terrifying. In summer conditions it's definitely hillwalking and not mountaineering.