Parking
The main Moss O’ Balloch car park is in Balloch town centre. The smaller Castle car park has a few disabled bays and gets busy in summer. Balloch bus station is opposite the South Lodge entrance.
Overview
About Walled Garden Route, Balloch
Why go
- Pairs a walled garden visit with a return beside the River Leven
- Short official mobility-scooter route from Balloch’s south entrance
Heads up
- The garden section is unavailable while its gate is locked overnight
Map & elevation
The route
Loading the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs map
Full mapElevation7–35 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 Walled Garden Route, Balloch, 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
Balloch Castle Country Park0:00 / 0:31
“You're coming up on Balloch Castle Country Park, a former estate where lawns, garden paths and woodland lead down to 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
- Balloch Pier and Maid of the Loch
- Balloch's Two Castles
- How Balloch’s Shore Became Public
- Duck Bay Beach and Picnic Shore
- 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 Walled Garden Route, Balloch
A short garden loopThe Walled Garden Route is a 2.3 km (1.
The Walled Garden Route is a 2.3 km (1.44 mi) loop from the South Lodge gates of Balloch Castle Country Park. Allow about 30 minutes, plus time to explore. It climbs the main avenue to the walled garden and returns beside the River Leven; this is the garden loop, not the longer Castle View or Shore Path routes.
Garden paths and a river returnInside the walls, paths wind among planted beds and trees.
Inside the walls, paths wind among planted beds and trees. Return to the garden junction, cross the wooden bridge and follow the river path to the slipway; the loop passes Balloch House on its way back to South Lodge. It is a gentle-feeling park walk with two different settings. The park lists it among its mobility-scooter routes, though it does not classify every path surface or gradient.
Access and parkingThe walled-garden gate is locked overnight, so check current access if you need the complete…
The walled-garden gate is locked overnight, so check current access if you need the complete loop. Dogs are allowed on a short lead or under close control. The main car park is at Moss O’ Balloch in town; the smaller Castle car park has a few disabled bays and gets busy in summer. Balloch bus station is opposite the south entrance. Benches are available, and the slipway food vendor does not open daily.
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.
