Captain Craigengelt

A Hike In The Trossachs, Day six: 3rd August 1950

Walk from Auchindennan “Loch Lomond” to Balloch, to Alexandria and back to Balloch. Bartholemew’s Map of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
Bus from Balloch to Drymen. Bartholemew’s Map of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
Bus from Drymen to Balfron then walk to Fintry. Bartholemew’s Map of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
A Hike in the Trossachs, Thursday 3rd August.
Old postcard of Balloch Station, Loch Lomond.
Bank Street, Alexandria.
Guy Arab G17 (AMS 547) from the fleet of Lawson’s of Kirkintilloch
Fintry Youth Hostel. This was one of Scotland’s earliest hostels, opening in 1935. This was popular with weekenders from Glasgow. The hostel closed in the 1981, being by then structurally unsound and was demolished. (Details from John Martin)
Scanned from an unbranded rather grainy colour negative, circa mid 1970s. August. Photo credit: Roger Kidd.

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