trossachs visitor management project
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Prepared by the Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust in partnership with the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and Forestry & Land Scotland and the support of local community groups. Submitted by Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, October 2020
The English poet John Keats found the Trossachs “vexatiously full of visitors” when he visited in 1818.
Trossachs Visitor Management Project
Contents:
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“So wondrous wild the whole might seem the scenery of a fairy dream” Lady of the Lake, Sir Walter Scott, 1810
Background 3-5Evidence of Visitor Pressure 6-14Ben A’an Car Park Proposals 15-16Trossachs Pier Proposals 17-21Roderick Dhu’s Path & Watch Tower 22-26Stronachlachar Pier Proposals 27-28Trossachs Trail Signing 29-30
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The Trossachs Visitor Management Project is an ambitious package of visitor infrastructure improvement proposals developed by the Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust in partnership with the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and Forest and Land Scotland, with the support and involvement of local community groups, and the support of the National Park, Stirling Council and Scottish Water - the landowner of two of the three sites where investment is planned.
Background
The project builds on previous initiatives, including the former award winning Trossachs Trail Tourism Management Programme in the 1990s, and aims to address the urgent need to:
- relieve the chronic problems created by visitor pressures in the heart of theTrossachs and, in particular, traffic congestion caused by excessive roadverge parking;- improve the quality of life for local residents who regularly have problemsgoing about their daily business safely; - enhance the quality of the visitor experience in the busy Brig o Turk/BenA’an/Loch Katrine visitor corridor; and - encourage the dispersal of visitors to other parts of the Trossachs areawhere it is less busy.
The aims of the project will be delivered by investing £586,600 in the first phase of visitor infrastructure improvements primarily at Ben A’an Car Park, below the popular Ben A’an mountain path, and at the Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar Visitor Hubs, at either end of Loch Katrine which is credited with being ‘the Birthplace of Scottish Tourism’ due to the writings of Sir Walter Scott and others in the early 1800s that led to the first surge of visitors to the Trossachs. These three sites collectively now consistently have in excess of 200,000 visitors per year and there has been a marked growth in recent years due to the increasing popularity of healthy outdoor recreational activities and campervanning holidays. The planned investment at these locations will be augmented by improved signing and information/orientation points around the long established 40 mile Trossachs Trail.
Key outputs will include:- sensitively designed expanded car parks with 110 additional spaces,improved disabled parking and bus drop off and pick up points across thethree sites at Ben A’an, Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar Pier;- 12 additional overnight campervan bays with hook up facilities, electricvehicle and bike charging points, public litter recycling points and water refillstations at the Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar Pier Visitor Hubs;- a new mobility hub with electric scooters at Trossachs Pier Visitor Hub;- upgraded and extended public toilets at Trossachs Pier Visitor Hub to providetreble the capacity including 16 Covid-19 adapted cubicles and 2 disabledtoilets and wet rooms;- reinstatement of the 200 metre historic Roderick Dhu Watch Tower path andscenic lookout beside Trossachs Pier Car Park; and- upgrading signing and 10 information/orientation points at key ‘spoke andhub’ locations around the Trossachs Trail.
BackgroundThe Great Trossachs Forest NNR and The Trossachs Trail
Trossachs Trail
to Blair DrummondThornhill
Doune
to Blair Drummond
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Footpaths
Action areas
StronachlacharPier
TrossachsPier
Ben A’ancarpark
BackgroundLoch Katrine
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Evidence of Visitor PressureBen A’an and Trossachs Pier Approach Roads
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Samples of coverage of visitor pressures on social media
Evidence of Visitor PressureBen A’an and Trossachs Pier Approach Roads
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Samples of coverage of visitor pressures in the press
A weekend of traffic chaos in the heart of the Trossachs has sparked a conservation charity to call for urgent steps to be taken.Friends of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs say cars were parked indiscriminately on both roadside verges beside Loch Achray and near the popular Ben A’an footpath, and not for the first time.Now the charity’s chair says something has to be done to avoid another “year of chaos”.James Fraser said: “We are only a few weeks into the 2020 and there have already been major problems on at least five days with snakelike lines of cars parked on the verges of the main Trossachs arterial road which has poor sightlines.“This has led to traffic coming to a standstill with larger vehicles such as coaches and emergency vehicles unable to get through which is of great concern and this requires to be urgently addressed.”He added: “It is great to see more people becoming active and hillwalking in the area following the recent investments in hill path improvements, as part of the Mountains and the People project involving several agencies, but unfortunately this was done in isolation of other much needed improve-ments such as the creation of additionaloff road parking.
Trossachs Traffic Chaos
24 January 2020source: Daily Record Crispin Hoult, chair of
Trossachs Community Council.
Evidence of Visitor PressureBen A’an Car Park
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Ben A’an has become increasingly popular and is now one of the most heavily climbed mountains in the National Park. The Ben A’an car park has been designed to accommodate 30 cars but is regularly packed year round with over 45 cars. There is also extensive road verge parking often extending for half a mile to a mile around the the Loch Achray loop road and the spur road to Loch Katrine.This is still a regular occurrence despite the introduction of an emergency traffic Regulation Order (TRO) with extensive no parking signing a few weeks after the easing of COVID 19 lockdown restrictions.
Evidence of Visitor PressureBen A’an Car Park and Path Usage Statistics
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Ben A’an has become increasingly popular as one of the most heavily used mountain paths in the National Park due to its close proximity to the Central belt and it can be busy year round as the statistics of usage demonstrate. The statistics have been collected from an electronic counter.
Ben A’an Path Usage
Evidence of Visitor PressureTrossachs Pier Approach Roads
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Road verge parking is a year round feature in the heart of the Trossachs. Three of the photos were taken in mid-January 2020.
Prior to the introduction of a temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) in late summer 2020, the approach roads from Aberfoyle and Callander were closed by Police Scotland on a number of occasions due to excessive road verge parking. One busy Saturday 168 cars were counted parking on road verges in the heart of the Trossachs.
After the TRO was introduced with no parking signs, cars were displaced regularly and parked on the verges of the spur road to Loch Katrine. Extra police and Council Parking Warden patrols have been introduced at weekends leading to many parking fines being issued. Additional parking is urgently required as TROs on their own are inadequate to deal with the worsening situation. The option of introducing a shuttle bus service from nearby communities is part of the solution too and provision for a shuttle bus pull-in is part of the plans for the Ben A’an car park extension.
Evidence of Visitor PressureTrossachs Pier Visitor Hub
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The car and coach park at Trossachs Pier is regularly full as it is the most popular gathering point for recreational visitors to the heart of the Trossachs.
Evidence of Visitor PressureTrossachs Pier Visitor Hub
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The Trossachs Pier Visitor Hub is becoming increasingly popular with walkers, cyclists and campervans. The existing overnight campervan bays with hook ups in the car park are often fully booked at weekends and use of these bays has more than doubled in the last two years as the growth in campervan ownership and rentals has exploded.
Trossachs Pier estimated visitor numbers based on car parking machine ticket sales and boat coach passenger bookings
2017/18
cars coachvisitors
22,620
67,860
26,451
carvisitors
2018/19
cars coachvisitors
24,350
73,050
28,458
carvisitors
2019/20
cars coachvisitors
26,200
78,600
31,157
carvisitors
*Number of coaches has grown from 580 in 2017/18 to 762 in 2019/20
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car visitor numbers based on3 per car
car parking ticket sales
coach visitors
Evidence of Visitor Pressure Stronachlachar Pier Visitor Hub
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This remote site at the north end of Loch Katrine is becoming more popular with growth in the number of cyclists, walkers and sightseers. The small car park is struggling to cope with the number of visitors arriving by coach and car. The small car park was used by 160 coaches and 7,500 coach passengers in 2019 - a 25% increase on 2018. It’s also used by a further estimated 20,000 visitors arriving by car (6,500 cars) and 4,000 cyclists (most by boat).
Evidence of Visitor Pressure Stronachlachar Pier Visitor Hub
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Plans for Stronachlachar Pier Car Park.
In relation to the proposed extension to add to the current facility at Stronachlachar pier, we would like to add our support to the scheme.
We note that in peak season, and most notably weekends there is a shortage of parking facilities on this site causing congestion, and verge parking which in turn is causing access issues as well as park-ing in local driveways. Most weekends in September 2020 we have noted on numerous occasions that the access in and out of the facility have been blocked, stopping custom coming to our facility.
Since occupying the building in 2017 we have noted a large scale upturn of motor homes using the car park for over night stays, and coupled with the increased visitor numbers this adds to the increased need for an extension of parking, waste disposal, as well as hook up points for electricity.
Post COVID the pressure has increased further given the location where tourists can get away from towns and cities, without the need for foreign travel.
This will improve visitor experience hugely in this area, as well as satisfy local residents who often find congestion at their properties.
Brian GrahamCiaran Devlin
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94.03
89.57
89.76
89.12
95.42
95.19
89.96
89.66
94.70
96.00
92.14
93.62
88.49
88.92
89.20
88.47
89.15
88.98
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93.10
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87.42
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87.56
87.43
87.31
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87.62
87.63
87.65
87.66
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87.74
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87.30
87.42
87.50
87.65
87.72
87.8
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87.7
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87.7
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88.00
88.13
88.07
88.25
88.25
88.32
88.2988.42
88.71
88.79
88.8
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88.6
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88.63
88.52
88.47
88.41
88.42
88.4
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87.01
86.98
86.90
86.84
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87.19
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87.39
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87.33
87.17
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86.81
86.72
86.71
86.73
87.37
87.42
87.47
87.51
87.40
86.5
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86.69
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88.12
88.10
87.70
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87.22
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89.53
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86.33
86.50
86.52
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86.63
84.07
84.07
84.10
84.36
84.18
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proposed area for car park extension
existing car park
page 16
Ben A’an Car Park Proposals
View of car park with proposed extension
Shuttle bus service drop off/pick up
Trossachs Pier Proposals
page 17
Masterplan LayoutOverview
forThe Steamship Sir Walter Scott
Trossachs Pier
LOCH KATRINE
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public recycling points
9 existing parking spaces reconfigured to accommodate 4no. MH bays for overnight use, serviced via a single service post.
water bottle refill points
motor bike parking
steamship
secure bike stances with e-bike charge
disabled parking
see drg 20/004/03 ‘D’and 20/004/04 ‘A’ for detail
cycle hire
20/004/01 rev ‘G’
public recycling points
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Trossachs Pier Proposals
page 19
new signage
scottish water se
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existing access
ground made up to engineers spec.existing carpark drainage extendedas per engineers spec.
section A-A
20/004/02‘G’
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instruction, to Alan Motion Tree Consulting ltd specification
existingboulder
existing oak tree to be pollarded as per LLTNP
new signage and dry stone wall feature
NOTE:new tree planting to Keith L. Wood Landscape Architect specification (including transplanting of ‘aspen’)
Carpark Extension (SOUTH)
DRG 20/004/02 rev’G’
South
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page 20
new extension
* note: COVID-19 protocols applied throughout
planning approved
refurbished toilets
refurbished toilets
24hr campervan access
public recycling points
newmobility
hub
public recycling point
20/004/03 ‘D’
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Trossachs Pier Proposals
page 21
tarmac extended
Carpark Extension (NORTH)
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NOTE: new parking bays 7m long to allow additional overnight Motor Home parking at new bays 2/3 and 4
motorhome/overnightMH service posts - 2x2m2x16a plus LED lightwater and drainage
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new spaces - tar finish
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existing gravel finish upgraded to tar
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Roderick Dhu’s Path and Watch Tower Proposals
page 22
Proposals to reinstate and upgrade the historic Roderick Dhu Watch Tower Path, which provided visitors with magnificent views of Loch Katrine and the sites featured in Sir Walter Scott’s famous poem Lady of the Lake in 1810. This will include the creation a special scenic lookout feature with low key interpretation in the spirit of the National Scenic Routes initiative that was piloted in the National Park with features at several busy visitor sites.
Roderick Dhu’s Watch Tower
Victorian era painting showing the view down Loch Katrine and Roderick Dhu’s Watch Tower
Historical photographs referencing Roderick Dhu’s Watch Tower
page 23
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page 25
Roderick Dhu’s Path and Watch Tower Proposals
Samples of half gate and information panel proposed at car park entrance to the Roderick Dhu path.Path Construction Design Specificationspage 26
Stronachlachar Pier Proposals
page 27
6m min
6m min
replacement interpretation board
motorhome service points (750mm high)overnight parking for campervans only (16/19/22/25)
refurbished interpretation board
existing sign refurbished
pier railings restored
2&2
public recycling point
secure bike stances with e-bike charger
NO TREES REMOVED EXISTING FENCE RETAINED & REFURBISHED
see 20/005/02 tree canopies
motorbike parking water bottle refill point 2No accessible spaces 2No E.V. charge points (off single post)
deliveries
made up groundto engineers specificationinc. drainage
20/005/02 ‘K’
out
log back boardsresurfaced to level offtarmac finish extendedexisting layout & resurfaced
north
Woodland parking area1. Informal layout of 5 x 2.5m bays2. Bays defined by log back boards3. Parking area formed on crushed stone, compacted with permeable finish4. Apron at entrance and exit (3m wide) tar finish for first 6m5. All trees adjacent to carpark area to be protected during construction
see 20/005/03 and /04 for detail
section A-A
coach drop off
new tree planting (see Keith L. Wood Landcape Architects for spec.)
new spaces
temporarybus space
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Masterplan Layout
DRG 20/005/02 rev ’K’
page 28
Stronachlachar Pier Proposals
Proposed site for new informal woodland car park and upgrading of existing car park.
Trossachs Trail Signing andOrientation Point Improvements
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Trossachs Trail Signing andOrientation Point Improvements
page 30
Examples of existing info/orientation points in need of upgrading/replacing.
Proposals include upgrading some of the existing Trail directional signing and installing new, or upgrading existing, information and orientation signs at strategic ‘hub and spoke’ locations. Info signs to highlight active travel opportunities (walking and cycling) in less pressurised areas along with some important visitor management messages.
Examples of good quality info/orientation signs
Orientation Point Installations
to Loch Katrineto Loch Katrine