Drymen and Balmaha - South and East Loch Lomond

The east side of Loch Lomond - spared the busy A82 trunk road - is a real delight. The Queen of Scottish Lochs looks its finest from this side, with its lovely bays and scattered islands. The area has lots to offer for nature-lovers too, with native oak forest sweeping right down to its shores from the hills above. The West Highland Way follows much of this part of the loch.

Drymen is the main village east of Loch Lomond, whilst the town of Balloch is at the southern end of the loch, almost on the fringes of Glasgow. Balmaha - right on the shores - is a very popular village too, its boatyard the starting point for trips out onto the water. Further north the narrow road ends at Rowardennan at the very foot of Ben Lomond, one of the most popular hills in Scotland.