Parking
Small layby beside the River Dochart west of Bridge of Dochart; if full, use the car park over the bridge and to the right.
Overview
About Auchmore Circuit
Why go
- Open views across Loch Tay and the Lawers ridge
- A gentle woodland circuit with a river crossing
Heads up
- The return includes a public road
- Loose material on parts of the compacted track
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation127–169 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
4 active Loch Lomond & The Trossachs alerts
- CautionA82 restriction near Kings House HotelThe A82 is restricted in both directions near Kings House Hotel, Glencoe, because of planned roadworks. - Temporary traffic lights are in place; follow the traffic management.Official details
- ClosureDaytime A827 closure at KillinThe A827 at Killin is closed during the day for roadworks from 28 September through 9 October 2026. - Closure hours: 9:30am to 3:30pm; avoid the route during those hours.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide
Your drive to Auchmore Circuit, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Falls of Dochart in Killin0:00 / 0:32
“Up ahead in Killin, the Falls of Dochart tumble through the village beneath an old stone road bridge.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Six Stones in Kinnell Park
- A Big View in Two Steep Miles
- Moirlanich Longhouse in Glen Lochay
- The Words on Killin’s Cross
- 196 audio storiesacross Loch Lomond & The Trossachs’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Golden Eagle, Red Deer, Mute Swan, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 93 trails, 73 places, and audio download before you lose signal
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Trail guide
Hiking Auchmore Circuit
A short loop from KillinThis 2.6-mile (4.
This 2.6-mile (4.2 km) loop starts on the South Loch Tay Road by Killin and returns on the minor road after a circuit through Auchmore woodland. Allow about 1½ hours. The gentle ascent and mostly firm track make it an easy, low-level walk rather than a hill climb.
Woods, burn and loch viewsThe estate track is compacted with patches of loose material.
The estate track is compacted with patches of loose material. It climbs through mixed woodland, crosses Auchmore Burn by bridge, and opens to Loch Tay and the Tarmachan Ridge, Beinn Ghlas and Ben Lawers. Auchmore House once stood on the estate; home to the Earl of Breadalbane, it was demolished in the 1960s. Queen Victoria visited in 1842. Where the trees open, keep the loch beneath the mountain skyline in your photo; it gives the distant hills a sense of scale.
Starting and parkingFrom Killin, cross Bridge of Dochart and turn onto South Loch Tay Road toward Ardeonaig; the…
From Killin, cross Bridge of Dochart and turn onto South Loch Tay Road toward Ardeonaig; the estate entrance is about 150 metres along. Take the loop track and return by the minor road toward the village. A small layby sits beside the River Dochart west of the bridge; if it is full, use the car park over the bridge on the right. Expect passing vehicles on the road section.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
14 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
37 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
100 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
48 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
24 sightingsEurasian BeaverMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
37 sightingsEurasian Pine MartenMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Loch Lomond & The Trossachs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
