Loch Lubhair - Loch of the Leper??
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About Loch Lubhair
The Gaelic name is thought to mean 'loch of the leper' or 'loch of the devious one'.
Loch Lubhair lies to the east of Crianlarich in the shadow of Ben More. It is about 1.4 miles in length east to west and around 0.3 miles at its widest.
The river Dochart flows in from Loch Dochart in the west and exits toward loch tay in the east.
There is a legend regarding a castle on the loch, more likely to have been a crannog, but even this has never been located.
Activities at Loch Lubhair
Fishing is permitted for trout (permit required).
Photography here can be very rewarding especially at sunset when the sun can be caught setting over the west horison beyond the loch. Winter scenes are particularly interesting (see right).
Walking, especially hill walking is popular here as you are surrounded by the Breadalbane giants of Ben More, Cruach Ardrain to the south and Sgiath Chuil next to Ben Challum in the north.
Climb ben More from the laybye at Ben More Farm, or from the south at Inverlochlarig.
WARNING
Some websites will tell you that the most popular route to Ben More is a circular via Meal na Dige starting at a laybye 1.5 miles east of here - DO NOT TRY THIS, ESPECIALLY IN WINTER unless you are an experienced hillwalker as it is a very long, difficult and testing route.
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