Editing Aberfoyle, Stirling (section)

== Geography ==
The town is situated on the [[River Forth]] at the foot of [[Craigmore (hill)|Craigmore]] ({{convert|387|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}} high). Since 1885, when the [[Duke of Montrose]] constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at the entrance of the [[Trossachs]] pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and [[Loch Katrine]]; this road, known as the Duke's Road or [[Duke's Pass]], was opened to the public in 1931 when the [[Forestry Commission]] acquired the land.

[[Loch Ard]], about {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} west of Aberfoyle, lies {{convert|40|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} above the sea. It is {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} long (including the narrows at the east end) and {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on|round=0.5}} broad. Towards the west end is Eilean Gorm (''the green isle''), and near the north-western shore are the falls of Ledard. The loch's northern shores are dominated by the mountain ridge of [[Beinn an Fhogharaidh]] ({{convert|616|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}). {{convert|2|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=On}} northwest of Loch Ard is Loch Chon, at {{convert|90|m|ft|abbr=on|-1}} above the sea, {{convert|1+1/4|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} long and about {{convert|1/2|mi|m|abbr=on}} broad. It drains by the Avon Dhu to Loch Ard, which is drained in turn by the Forth.