Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Looking eastwards along Loch Katrine
Location	Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Cowal, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire
Coordinates	56°15′N 4°37′W / 56.250°N 4.617°W / 56.250; -4.617Coordinates: 56°15′N 4°37′W / 56.250°N 4.617°W / 56.250; -4.617
Area	1,865 km2 (720 sq mi)
Established	2002
Governing body	National Park Authority

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Tròisichean) is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond, and includes several ranges of hills and the Trossachs. It was the first of the two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament in 2002, the second being the Cairngorms National Park.

The park is the fourth largest in the British Isles, with a total area of 1,865 km² (720 sq mi) and a boundary of some 350 km (220 mi) in length. It includes 21 Munros (including Ben Lomond, Ben Lui, Beinn Challuim, Ben More and two peaks called Ben Vorlich), 19 Corbetts, two forest parks (Queen Elizabeth, and Argyll) and 57 designated special nature conservation sites.

15,600 people live in the park, which is customarily split into four sections: Breadalbane, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, and Argyll Forest Park.

The park consists of many mountains and lochs, and the principal attractions are scenery, walking, and wildlife.

For walkers seeking a challenge, the West Highland Way passes through the park, while the mountains of Ben Lomond in Dunbartonshire and The Cobbler in the Arrochar Alps on the Cowal Peninsula attract most hikers. Less intrepid visitors can detour from the A82 to view the Falls of Dochart.