Parking
Start at Luss Car Park beside the visitor centre. Public toilets are marked at the start on the official route card.
Overview
About Lochside Path, Luss
Why go
- Flat, even route suitable for wheelchair users and buggies.
- Reaches the lochside and pier in about 15 minutes.
Heads up
- A brief village loop rather than a longer shore walk.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation10–15 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
4 active Loch Lomond & The Trossachs alerts
- CautionLoch Lomond navigation-aid defectsMentions Loch Lomond, referenced in this guideSeveral navigation aids and hazard marks on Loch Lomond are off station or have lighting discrepancies; boaters should account for them when navigating.Official details
- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide
Your drive to Lochside Path, Luss, 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
Luss Village and Pier0:00 / 0:35
“You're coming up on Luss, where cottage-lined lanes lead to a wooden pier on Loch Lomond.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Beinn Dubh from Luss
- Before It Was the A82
- The Wallabies off Luss
- The Working Oaks of Luss
- 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
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Lochside Path, Luss
A short circuit to the lochLochside Path is a 1.1-kilometre loop (about 0.
Lochside Path is a 1.1-kilometre loop (about 0.7 mile) from Luss Car Park, through the village and down to Loch Lomond by the pier. It takes about 15 minutes over flat, even surfaces. It’s a good way to see Luss and the water when you have a small gap; it won’t fill a hiking morning.
Village streets and the pierFrom the car park, the route threads along surfaced paths through the village, reaches the…
From the car park, the route threads along surfaced paths through the village, reaches the lochside and pier, then returns through the village to the same start. Luss Pier has welcomed cruise boats since 1850, a reminder that visitors have been arriving across the loch for generations. The route is one of the village’s short all-abilities walks and is described as suitable for wheelchair users and buggy pushers.
Making the stop workStart at Luss Car Park beside the visitor centre.
Start at Luss Car Park beside the visitor centre. Public toilets are marked at the start on the route card. Village cafés and hotels offer food and drink if you want to stay longer. Allow around 15 minutes for the circuit, plus time at the water and pier.
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.
