Loch Lomond and the Trossachs attracts people from afar for its lochs and mountains, of course. But the national park is also nationally famous for its extensive forests and woodlands.
After a late start, and the possibility of varied and changeable conditions, we decided to drive 20 minutes north to Aberfoyle, home of the Lodge Forest Visitor Centre. A day in deep woodland filled with waterfalls and surrounded by crags? Sounds good to us!
Happily for my lovely Lisabet, the forest was also chock full of fungi and mushrooms, making for one very happy Lisabet.
Highlight of the hike? Probably the main waterfall in the area, Little Fawn Falls.
All photos shot on my Fujifilm X-T2 using a Laowa 9mm f/2.8 and an adapted 55mm f/2.0 lens. Developed using RNI Films’ Kodachrome film profile.
Not far into the Waterfall Trail, you come across a depressed marshy area dotted with these mirrored standing figures. Creepy? Weird? Artistic? Whatever you like. I think they’re cool.
What a cool idea for a “sculpture”.
A handy boardwalk across a marshy area guides us towards the sound of rushing water. The waterfall must be near…
You turn the corner, and boom! There it is. She is glorious, Little Fawn Falls.
I sort of wished I had my wellies with me so I could properly go wading into the river for better compositions. Still, I were fair happy with what I got.
You know I’m a sucker for weird and unusual rocks and boulders that stand out.
After the waterfall we followed the trail up towards Craigmore, seeking a circular route. The light in the forest was being wonderfully cooperative.
We would’ve made faster time, but there were so many good mushrooms and fungi to see!
Further up the trail we spotted another waterfall and decided to venture for a closer look!
This one wasn’t named on the OS map, but I’m guessing it would be something like Upper Little Fawn Falls since it’s the same river.
That gorgeous soft forest light.
We eventually popped out of the forest, finding ourselves near the Duke’s Pass road. Gorgeous autumn colours everywhere.
We followed the Duke’s Pass downhill, seeking to rejoin the Craigmore trail back towards the Visitor Centre. But not before snapping some cracking views.
Back into the moss and lichen-covered woods, we follow the roaring sounds of the water.
Back down on the trail to the Visitor Centre, I couldn’t resist snapping some more of the gorgeous autumn foliage around us.
There’s something timeless and eldritch and trees covered in dropping moss. Love it.
The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre, with Craigmore looming above.
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