Parking
Start at Callander Crags car park on Bracklinn Road.
Overview
About Lower Woods, Callander
Why go
- Mature woodland leads to a Menteith Hills viewpoint.
- A full loop starts and ends at one car park.
Heads up
- A short steep descent and street walking cut into the woodland time.
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation77–148 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 Lower Woods, Callander, 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
Bracklinn Falls above Callander0:00 / 0:31
“You're approaching the Bracklinn Falls car park above Callander. From the car park, the path descends through woods to a bridge over the Keltie Water, where the falls tumble through a tight rock gorge.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Callander Riverside Walks
- Inside the Foxglove Bells
- A Beak Built for Cones
- The Fort at the Highland Gate
- 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 Lower Woods, Callander
The short loopLower Woods is a 2-mile loop from Callander Crags car park, through mature deciduous woodland…
Lower Woods is a 2-mile loop from Callander Crags car park, through mature deciduous woodland to a viewpoint over the Menteith Hills, then down into west Callander and back by town streets. Allow about an hour. It suits a short walk with a bit of climbing and a view, though it doesn't stay in the woods the whole way.
Up through the treesThe path rises gently at first and gets a little steeper as it reaches the viewpoint.
The path rises gently at first and gets a little steeper as it reaches the viewpoint. Most of the surface is compacted, with some loose material and uneven patches. The view over the Menteith Hills is the route's main payoff. Beyond it, a short steep descent leads to west Callander; that's the main effort, so take it steadily.
Back through CallanderComplete the loop to the car park on local streets, including Ancaster Road and Bracklinn Road.
Complete the loop to the car park on local streets, including Ancaster Road and Bracklinn Road. If you'd rather finish in town, you can continue to Callander's shops, cafés and restaurants. They're an after-walk stop, not an amenity along the wooded path.
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.
