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Cowal - quiet location with lochs, glens and stunning scenery

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THE Cowal Peninsula is another West Highlands area of great charm, a marvellous unspoiled stretch of land starting in the north at Cairndow on Loch Fyne. In the south, three fat Þ ngers of land are separated by Lochs Riddon and Striven, the Kyles of Bute and the Firth of Clyde.

Some tourists drive through Cowal just to reach Colintraive and the ferry to Bute, but not to stop is to miss an awful lot. In fact, Cowal makes an ideal touring base as it’s a quiet location with lochs and glens, high mountains, ancient castles and stunning inland scenery. Here too is Argyll Forest Park which offers high mountains for experienced walkers and climbers as well as gentle forest trails – ideal for a day’s rambling and for spotting bird and wildlife. From the north you can enter Cowal on the B828 at the quaintly named Rest And Be Thankful on the busy A83 or via Cairndow on the A815 along the shores of stunning Loch Fyne which offers great views of Inverarary and Furnace and down the loch.

A stop at Ardkinglas Woodland Garden at Cairndow is an ideal way to start your visit. In the gardens are some of the tallest conifers in the British Isles and a fine collection of rhododendrons.

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