Loch Achray is a small freshwater
lochA loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;...
11 kilometres west of
CallanderCallander is a burgh in the region of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. The town is located in the former County of Perthshire, and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands....
in Stirling district,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Loch Achray is a small freshwater
lochA loch is a body of water which is either:* a lake or;...
11 kilometres west of
CallanderCallander is a burgh in the region of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. The town is located in the former County of Perthshire, and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands....
in Stirling district,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The loch lies between
Loch KatrineLoch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the district of Stirling, Scotland. It is roughly 13 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide and runs the length of Strath Gartney...
and
Loch VenacharLoch Venachar is a freshwater loch in Stirling district, Scotland, situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk...
in the heart of the Trossachs and has an average depth of 11 metres. The south side of the loch is
woodedEcologically, a woodland is an area covered in trees, usually at low density, forming an open habitat, allowing sunlight to penetrate between the trees, and limiting shade. Woodland may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to...
and well served by woodland tracks and forest roads. The loch is popular with
anglersFishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
who fish for
brown troutThe brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species....
. Loch Achray is well known for its sheltered location, giving rise to placid waters offering magnificent reflections of the woodland to the south, the mountains and forests to the north and the majestic crags of
Ben VenueBen Venue is a mountain in the Trossachs area of Scotland. The name Ben Venue is derived from the Scottish Gaelic words meaning "the small mountain". The summit lies approximately 2 kilometres south-west of the pier at the southern end of Loch Katrine...
to the west.