The Trossachs Tours

About The Trossachs

The Trossachs, part of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, is where Scottish tourism began. Sir Walter Scott's 1810 poem The Lady of the Lake, set on Loch Katrine, sparked a Victorian tourism boom — readers flocked to see the landscape that had inspired the verse. Queen Victoria visited Loch Katrine in 1859 and 1869, cementing the region's reputation as Highlands in Miniature. Loch Katrine is the centrepiece — a freshwater loch stretching 13 kilometres through Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. The steamship Sir Walter Scott, built in 1899, is now in its 126th season (2026). Daily cruises run from Trossachs Pier to Stronachlachar, operated by a charitable trust. The original 1899 engine still runs. Rob Roy MacGregor was born at Glengyle at the western end of Loch Katrine. Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817) immortalised the outlaw, and the landscape remains unchanged. The Great Trossachs Forest is a 16,500-hectare native tree regeneration project, designated a National Nature Reserve since 2015. A 21-kilometre walking and cycling path links Trossachs Pier to Stronachlachar — bike hire at the pier. The A821 scenic road connects Aberfoyle to Callander via Loch Katrine, one of Scotland's great drives. Aberfoyle is the gateway village; the Trossachs Explore bus service runs from 29 June 2026. The Trossachs is one hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh — one of Scotland's most accessible Highland experiences.