Eventually the temperatures in double figures and a hint of Spring in the air, we headed to Kinloch Rannoch for what turned out to be a great 5.5 Mile walk through and around the Black Wood of Rannoch. Starting off in the back of the Forestry Commission car park at Carie on the South side of Loch Rannoch, the Yellow route took us clockwise with a gradual climb looking down on the Ilt na Bogair gorge below, Scots Pine and Birch trees all around. We stopped at the top of the hill beside the Lochan to take on some hot chocolate and food as well as take in the peace and quiet, the only sound was that of a Woodpecker hammering on a tree. Plenty of little wakes and pools made by the frogs going about their springtime duties in the Lochan. We followed the well signposted track back down meandering in and out of the forest till we ended up back at the carpark, a great day out in the sunshine and fresh Scottish air.
Tall trees
Beautiful tones of green
Sitka coming back to round us up
Ilt na Bogair
Frogs day going swimmingly
Glimpses of Loch Rannoch
Sitka looking for food
Comfy chair, thankfully I didn't have to carry it
Lesley & Sitka having a seat on the way to the carpark
Burnt out car on the outskirts of Tummel Bridge
Sitka waiting on his well earned tea
Sunday and a wee bike run on the Big Yam and the Street Triple over to Tullybannocher for tea then back over the Sma Glen, a cracking run on not too busy roads, lots of bikes though.
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