About Rannoch
'A truly inspirational experience in a charming hotel, bringing back fond memories of Rannoch' James and Pippa Ogier, Bucks
Follow the route to the isles made world famous by the song 'by Tummel and
Loch Rannoch and Lochaber we will go'. As you travel to the hotel you leave the
perennial Scottish favourite of Pitlochry at the north end of the town and
follow the signs to Kinloch Rannoch.
A delightful and peaceful road takes you on a short journey where there is a
new and exciting vista at almost ever turn - almost a 'touring slide show'.
Highlights are the internationally famous Queens View, the Black Wood of
Rannoch, a rare remnant of the Caledonian forest, and the slopes of famous
Schiehallion, the 'Hill of the Fairies' cascading into the clear waters of Loch
Rannoch, as you near Kinloch Rannoch and the hotel. There are also lay-bys along
the route with cairns explaining the geographical and historical significance of
each site.
From Kinloch Rannoch, Loch Rannoch runs for over 10 miles to the Bridge of
Gaur, and is home to trout, salmon and the unusual arctic char. The landscape
changes quite dramatically as you travel west along the loch; from birch and
pinewoods you come to wilder open country until at the end of the road you
arrive at Rannoch station with bleak, foreboding but spectacular Rannoch Moor
spread out beyond.
At Rannoch station you can and must if time permits, take a day trip on the
West Highland line to Fort William, Oban and Mallaig and experience some of the
finest railway journeys in the world.
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