Crianlarich
Crianlarich
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Scotland |
| Population: | 185 |
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Crianlarich is a small town in the heart of the highlands. It forms a useful junction between routes east, west, north and south. It is a meca for the outdoors, with many Munros nearby, and its location lends itself utility as a base for a wide range of adventures.
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Hitchhiking out
North and West towards Oban Fort William
Hitching West out of Crianlarich Is an easy task. Hitching north and west you want to use the A 82, Which is the main road headed around the town on a bypass. The best spot for cars to pull over is about 30 minutes walk north of town at Inverherive, Where there is a large driveway cars can pull off into. From here, cars will be going to both Oban and Fort William. A sign helps to get drivers to stop, but even without one catching a lift towards any of these destinations shouldn't be a challenge.
East towards Perth, Pitlochry
To hitch out of Crianlarich east, you need to be on the A 85. This road runs through Callander, and Stirling, but getting to other destiations from its various junctions is easy. The best place to wait is on the outskirts of Crianlarich just beyond the police station (they wont give you any bother). Here there is a large junction onto a quiet residential street that works well as a place for drivers to turn into, and they will be moving as it is still within the town limits.
Heading South towards Glasgow
Hitching to Glasgow is back on the A82 running down the side of Loch Lomond. A beautiful route, that, particularly in summer is extremely busy and easy to hitch on. The chalange is getting to a good place to hitch from. There is a layby on the road south about 2 miles out of the town that is normaly full of hikers and campers. It should be easy to catch and lift from one of these cars headed south, or flag another one down from the main drag. A large sign is helpful here as the cars are moving quite quickly. I have also had luck hitching on my way to this space from the roadside, but as there is no easy place for the cars to turn off your milage may vary.
Food
Crianlarich is a small place, so options for eating are somewhat limited. There is a convivence store near the station that is open every day and stocks basics. There is also a pub on the main road that serves good meals for a reasonable price. Asides from that, you need to go further afield to find anything more than this.
Public Transportation
The village is served by Crianlarich railway station located on the West Highland Line. The routes to Fort William/Mallaig and Oban diverge after this station. Access to the platform is via a flight of stairs from a subway that runs underneath the tracks, from the car park which is slightly lower than the station itself.
It is also served by a Scottish Citylink coach service up to hourly from Glasgow going on about every two hours to either Oban or Fort William.
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