Callander’s biggest
The Meadows
Park or garden
6.4 ha (16 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi westfrom the centre
Tom ma Chisaig,motte monument
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Callander · parks, paths & countryside
Callander is inside the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 57% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Callander add up to 2.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Callander has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
2.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
57%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
36 km
2.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
56%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Callander?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Inside the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National ParkCallander sits inside it: 1,861 km² of protected landscape.On a long-distance trailThe Rob Roy Way passes through.Historic parksThe Roman Camp is a historic garden or designed landscape.Parks can be a walk away43% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Callander’s strongest suit is a protected landscape all round, followed by the Rob Roy Way. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Callander’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Callander
The biggest is The Meadows, 6.4 ha (16 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
6 in 10 Callander residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (57%)Further (43%)
Callander57%
Stirling towns93%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 1,400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 630 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
National Parks and National Scenic Areas around Callander
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Callander is inside it1,861 km²since 200256% of the land within 5 km
Official siteNational Scenic Area
The Trossachs
3.3 mi west49 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans)
8.9 mi north-east31 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
Loch Lomond
14 mi west281 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon
17 mi north487 km²since 1980
56% of the land within 5 km of Callander is National Park or National Scenic Area. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Callander is on the Rob Roy Way
36 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Callander and the kilometre around it, 2.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalOther waymarked
Rob Roy Way7.1 km
Coilhallan wood5.9 km
Great Trossachs Path3.5 km
Upper Crags3.3 km
Lower Crags2.4 km
The Meadows1.3 km
The Rob Roy Way, a national route, passes Callander.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A historic garden or designed landscape in Callander
Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Callander’s named parks.
Registered · Grade The Roman Camp8.4 ha
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic Environment Scotland designations.
When to get out
The best walking months in Callander: June to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 231 | 173 | 145 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 123 | 133 | 143 | 189 | 188 | 203 |
May is the driest month (99 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 231 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 68 nights a year. The climate in Callander →
Things to do
5 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Callander is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Duck Bay Beach21 mi from Callander’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo24 mi from Callander’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Bracklinn Falls0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Keltie Bridge0.4 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
DunblaneBridge of AllanCallander
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callander | – | 2.6 | 57% | 56% |
| Dunblane 9.8 mi | – | 3.6 | 83% | 0% |
| Bridge of Allan 11.7 mi | – | 3.4 | 93% | 0% |
Questions about the outdoors in Callander
What is the biggest park in Callander?
The Meadows, 6.4 ha (16 acres), with 1.5 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
What are the best walks near Callander?
6 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Rob Roy Way, Coilhallan wood and Great Trossachs Path.
What is the nearest beach to Callander?
Duck Bay Beach, 21 mi from the edge of the town, then Bodden Boo (24 mi). Callander itself is inland.
How many people in Callander live near a park?
57% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Callander?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Callander are historic?
The Roman Camp (Grade ) is on Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Callander’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Callander’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.