Balgavies Loch Walk
This circular walk takes you around the lovely Balgavies Loch, near Forfar, in the county of Angus. The picturesque loch is also a nature reserve with lots of water loving wildlife to look out for on and around the water. Keep your eyes peeled for water rail, great crested greb, goldeneye, teal, wigeon, ospreys and red squirrels as you make your way around the lake. There's also lots of pretty wildflowers in the summer months.
To extend your walking head west to visit the large Rescobie Loch or head into Forfar to Forfar Loch Country Park.
Postcode
DD8 2SE - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsBalgavies Loch Ordnance Survey Map 
- view and print off detailed OS map
Balgavies Loch Open Street Map 
- view and print off detailed map
Balgavies Loch OS Map 
- Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking
Balgavies Loch Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Dog Walking
The circular trail around the loch is a nice one to do with your dog. You are asked to please keep them on leads though.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Balgavies Loch
Ducks on Balgavies Loch Wildlife Reserve
An Iris in full bloom at Balgavies Loch Wildlife Reserve. Picture taken looking east at east end of Loch.
Swan family on the loch. Picture taken from the dismantled railway that now is used as a path to walk round the Loch.
Rescobie Loch View North
View of Rescobie Loch, near Forfar. Picture taken from just west of Recobie Church and looking southeast.