Can you drive around Loch Ericht?

No, there's no road that runs along the loch's length. The nearest you can get by car is either Dalwhinnie at the northern end or Rannoch Station at the southern tip, but neither gives you a scenic drive around it.

How deep is Loch Ericht?

It reaches a maximum depth of around 156 metres, making it one of the deepest lochs in Scotland. The glaciers that carved it out during the last ice age created a seriously deep trench.

Is Loch Ericht natural or man-made?

It's natural—carved by glaciers during the ice age. It was dammed in the 1950s for hydroelectric power, which raised the water level slightly, but the loch itself has been there for thousands of years.

Not Just Loch Ness

Loch Ericht: When a Loch Gets Dammed and Nobody Notices Because It Always Looked Deep

Loch Ericht is 23 kilometres long, sits at 350 metres elevation, and was raised by a hydroelectric dam in 1957 — but it looked remote and glacial before anyone touched it. It's the tenth-largest loch in Scotland and you've probably never heard of it unless you've walked the hills between Rannoch and Dalwhinnie.

6 September 20268 min read