A sheltered upper-loch launch at Taynuilt with Ben Cruachan and Glen Etive as backdrop. The Falls of Lora tidal race at the loch's mouth is genuinely dangerous outside slack water, but this launch sits well upstream and clear of it.
Well-documented sheltered launch point for Loch Etive sea-kayak/canoe trips; robust access with pier.
Parking near Taynuilt Pier / Airds Bay.
Pier and shingle foreshore at Airds Bay, sheltered upper reaches of Loch Etive.
Loch Awe / Falls of Cruachan
A Munro rising above a hydro power station built inside the mountain, with a shorter reservoir viewpoint walk as well as the fu…
Lochawe village, near Kilchurn Castle
An informal shingle shore near Kilchurn Castle, with the ruin reflected in Scotland's longest freshwater loch and Ben Cruachan …
Loch Awe, near Dalmally
One of Scotland's most photographed views: Kilchurn Castle's ruins reflected in Loch Awe with Ben Cruachan behind. Reached over…