Showing 6 posts tagged with "hill walking"
We’d been waiting for a spell of clear, dry weather to go up Ben A’an and on Wednesday our chance finally came.
Ben A’an is generally regarded to be one of the easier mountain walks in Scotland. Most guides estimate that the full round trip – from the car park at the base to the [...]
On Saturday – the last decent weather day before the rain started – we headed out to Loch Achray. Susan had stumbled on a little website with a nice 1.5 – 2hr walk around the loch and the surrounding woodland. It sounded ideal.
The walk starts out at the friendly Byre Inn (FK17 8HZ), heads up [...]
We’ve been to Muirshiel Park a few times now, and to be honest the regular signposted walks have become a little too familiar. That’s why on Saturday we decided to be a bit more adventurous and head up to the Hill of Stake which lies deeper inside the park. Now the last time we went [...]
Yesterday the weather forecasts predicted one more good day before the clouds and rain returned. Determined not to waste it, we set out towards Glencoe to take in some of the glorious highland views. Neither of us were up for a heavy duty climb but after a little research Susan found a shorter, lower level [...]
We took Beanie and Biggles back to Muirshiels park today for a walk along the mine track. It’s about a 5 mile round trip on a good path through openm hilly country. This time we were wearing our cani-cross equipment. The walk was a lot more enjoyable for them and us. They had comfy harnesses, [...]
