The loch is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amulree and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of Kenmore.

[3][1][2] Robert Burns passed beside the loch during his tour of the Highlands in the summer of 1787.

[4] Loch Freuchie is a loch in a pastoral setting surrounded by green fields and patches of woodlands.

[5] To the south-west of the loch at a distance of 2.5 miles is the mountain of Beinn na Gainimh at 730 m (2,400 ft).

Almost exactly in the opposite direction at the same distance to the north-west is the mountain of Meall Dearg at 690 m (2,260 ft).