Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Duke's-Pass

Only a short drive out of Aberfoye is a winding high valley called the ‘Dukes Pass’. We are climbing then traversing its left side in a 5-7 mile outing by foot with a picnic, after setting off from the ‘David Marshall Lodge visitors centre. ~ Its cold up here in the strong cool winds, seemingly bringing ice and snow from the far mountain tops but it makes for a grand scene. The quiet road through the pass can just be seen here, This popular public road, regarded as one of Britain's best drives, leads you through some of the most scenic parts of the iconic Trossachs landscape. It was originally built by the Duke of Montrose in the 19th century to improve access to his estate, and was later upgraded to accommodate the Victorian tourists drawn to the area after the publication of Sir Walter Scott's epic poem 'The Lady of the Lake' which celebrates the beauty of Loch Katrine. Loch Katrine sits at the far left end of this pass about 6.5 miles away (10km) from Aberfoyle. Enjoy full size.

Just when we were starting to think that the walks around here were easy-peasy with all those flat lochs, then we have to clamber up here from well below those pine trees that you see. This is the start of the ‘Duke’s Pass’ hike and very nice it was too apart from the heavy wheezing. Enjoy full size.