Oban/Glencoe ring & Stirling, Edinburgh, St. Andrews

It sounds perfectly doable in the 5-6 days you have planned and also allows time to slow down and enjoy places. St Andrews is a bit of an outlier but Fife and the fishing villages really are worth exploring. Allow a full day for this. (Don't biother with Perth, It is a pleasant enough town by nothing special). From their head over to Stirling. Again allow up to a day for this, especially if you are planning on visitng the Castle, Wallace monument and the ruined Cambuskenneth Abbey.

One of my favourire short walks is the from Glencoe. (The Walk Highland website is the walker's bible.) The Undiscovered Scotland website is the place to go for ideas of places to visit and things to do. It knocks spots of teh usual guide books....

Thanks, Wasleys. St. Andrew stop is primarily for my daughter's partner---it's one of his mustsees---so I thought we'd explore nearby. I included Perth because I thought we might drive all the way up to Dundee after St. Andrew's, and Perth would be the last launching pad before Glencoe/Oban ring.

I'm not seeing the specific walk name; did you intend to post it?

Thank you.
Cheryl

Could you please tell me more about "Fife and the fishing villages"?

We returned from Scotland in June, and we spent 2 nights in the fishing village of Anstruther on the Fife Coast. I highly recommend spending a night or two in either Anstruther or Crail. We had one full day here, so after breakfast we drove to St. Andrews (about a 40 minute drive I think). Walked around St. Andrews, such as the beach area where Chariots of Fire was filmed. In fact, the Chariots Beach Race was just starting when we arrived. Walked along the coast and walked past (but didn't go in) the castle ruins and cathedral ruins.

Then drove to the fishing village of Crail, which is very pretty. Explored a bit, had lunch at a seaside shack, and then spent about 20 minutes walking on the Fife coastal path.

There was a craft and music festival going on in Anstruther so it was very festive. There is also the Fisheries Museum in Anstruther.

If you prefer to stay in St. Andrews, you certainly can and you could still visit the fishing villages. There are more but we didn't have time to explore them. Such as Pittenween and Elie and some others.

Sorry my omission - it is the Glencoe Lochans Walk (one of the disadvantages of ending up with too many tabs and pages open at the same time...)

Fife is very much the forgotten part of Scotland with its attractive low rolling scenery with fertile agriculture. Along the coast are a string of small fishing villages, each with their own distinctie character. There is some general information here and information about the different villages here. There is also Falkland which was used as Inverness in the very popular Outlander series. Falkland Castle is also worth putting on the list of places to visit.

I would head north through Glencoe

And the walk I would consider would be Coire Gabhail (Hidden Valley) - it's a generally easy wander surrounded by some of the peaks of Glencoe

Thank you, Wasleys, kmkwoo & GT!

Coire Gabhail (Hidden Valley) - it's a generally easy wander

I’ve not done Coire Gabhail so checked it out on Walk Highlands, where itis described as “very rough but intensely dramatic and scenic walk. Steep and rocky path with some mild scrambling; great care needed.” They also rank it 3 boots (map reading skills essential.) I’m not sure that sounds like a generally easy wander.... Also assume the OP will have boots suitable walking gear for this?

wasleys: That doesn't sound like a particularly easy walk. I was hoping good waterproof athletic shoes would be sufficient for easy walks. I'm also looking at Vessi waterproof boots (Weekend Chelsea).