Tarbet is a small village situated on the west shores of Loch Lomond on a small neck of land that separates it from Loch Long and is surrounded on both sides by the stunning hills known as the Arrochar Alps. It is named from the Gaelic for an isthmus, or a small strip of land separating two larger pieces and divides Loch Long from Loch Lomond.
The pier at Tarbet provides a popular launch point for the many water sports on Loch Lomond. The village is also accessible by a railway station on the West Highland railway line from Glasgow; this route is consistently voted one of the most scenic train journeys in the world.
