Loch Lubnaig

Loch Lubnaig
Loch Lubnaig
Location	Perthshire, Scotland
Coordinates	56°17′29″N 4°17′30″W / 56.2913°N 4.2918°W / 56.2913; -4.2918
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	River Balvaig
Primary outflows	Garbh Uisge
Max. length	6.437 km (4.000 mi)[1]
Max. width	0.38 km (0.24 mi)[1]
Surface area	232.4 ha (574 acres)[2]
Average depth	20.5 ft (6.2 m)[1]
Max. depth	146 ft (45 m)[1]
Shore length1	14.6 km (9.1 mi)[2]
Surface elevation	121 m (397 ft)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Lubnaig (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lùbnaig) is a small freshwater loch near Callander in the Stirling council area, Scottish Highlands. It lies in the former county of Perthshire. It is part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.^[3][1][2]

The loch nestles in the space between Ben Ledi and Ben Vorlich. Fed by the River Balvaig from the north and drained by the Garbh Uisge to the south, Loch Lubnaig offers fishing from the shore while canoes can be rented at the north end. Alternatively, two car parking areas on the east shore offer canoe launching points.

The route of the former Callander and Oban Railway runs along the west shore of the loch. This route has now been converted to a part of the National Cycle Network's "Route 7" allowing cyclists and walkers to travel the nine miles (14 kilometres) between Callander and Strathyre.

The name is derived from the Gaelic Lùbnaig, meaning crooked. Like many lochs of the Highlands, the name is almost identical to its Gaelic version.