Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park is a 48,590-acre forest park in the Highlands which extends from the eastern shores of Loch Lomond to the mountains of Strathyre. Its great area extends over the borders of Perthshire and Stirlingshire.
The forest park is one of six such parks, and was established in 1953,[1] the year of the coronation of of Queen Elizabeth II. It is owned and managed by Forestry and Land Scotland.
Geography
The park is within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. It is a sparsely-populated region of mountains, hills, lochs and valleys. Most of the upland areas are bare and uncultivated, while much of the lowland is densely forested.
Within the park are several mountains including Ben Lomond, which at 3,196 feet is the highest point, Ben Venue (2,385 feet) and Ben Ledi (2,884 feet. The lakes and reservoirs of the forest include Loch Ard, Loch Chon, Loch Venachar, Loch Arklet, Loch Katrine, Loch Achray and Loch Drunkie. Its forests include Achray Forest, Buchanan Forest, Strathyre Forest and Loch Ard Forest.
Tourism
The main visitor centre for the area is The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre at Aberfoyle on the edge of the highlands on the eastern hillside of Craigmore (1,161 feet). There are marked hiking trails and a car trail, the Three Lochs Forest Drive.
Location
- Location map: 56°10’12"N, 4°27’0"W
Outside links
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- Queen Elizabeth Forest Park - Forestry and Land Scotland
References
- ↑ "Cowal and Trossachs District Strategic Plan 2014-2017". Forest Enterprise Scotland. p. 13. https://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/images/corporate/pdf/CowalTrossachsDsp2014-17.pdf.
