Milarrochy Bay is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

on Loch Lomond, in central

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. It is near the village of

Balmaha Balmaha ( Gaelic: ''Baile Mo Thatha'') is a village on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in the council area of Stirling, Scotland. The village is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on ...

. Known locally as Bakey Bay, due to the rounded mounds regularly on display. There are a few houses near the bay. Other bays on the east of Loch Lomond include

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and Sallochy Bay. The bay has a visitor centre, where you can pick up leaflets about

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park () is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. It was the first of the national parks of Scotland, two nati ...

and the surrounding area. There is also a camping and caravanning club site. The bay is popular with hikers on the

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, and photographers, who come to capture the famous Milarrochy Bay "lone tree"

References

Bays of Scotland Protected areas of Stirling (council area) Nature reserves in Scotland Landforms of Stirling (council area) {{Stirling-geo-stub