Hi,
Scottish nature is beautiful and from Edinburgh you can get to various locations to enjoy hiking. However, the best way how to get somewhere is by a car since bus connections are not really simple and you cannot easily reach those more remoted parts. For example, getting to Loch Lomond by car is easy and it takes approximately one and half hour to get there, but by public transport it could take up to three hours to get to some place to enjoy hiking. In Sweden, I was used to getting to nature easily by buses, so that here I am disappointed about the situation.
So, we rented a car to explore more and get to Loch Lomond. Loch Lomond is a freshwater lake where lowlands change into highlands. The lake is 36 km long and is the largest loch in Scotland, however, the depth is not that significant making Loch Ness the one with the largest volume of water. Several small islands can be found on Loch Lomond, too.
Our destionation was the Conic Hill which is 361 m high offering a beautiful view of highlands and loch. From the car park it was less than an hour walk and totally worth it. The view was amazing and on the way back we saw plenty of highland cows.
This trip was perfect so as weather that day.
Hopefully I will be able to explore Scottish nature more soon 🙂
I hope you are doing well.