A walk with Anne round Strathrusdale.
Strathrusdale runs parallel to our valley at Boath. The walk starts just above Inchlumpie. We parked the Mini at the opening to the forest track across the road and headed up the Strathrusdale road. There are new houses built here which spoil the look of the valley. People trying to attain something destroy what they are trying to attain! We headed past the old school and up to the mill at Braeantra.
Here is the start to the Kildermorie Estate. The road used to be marked for it but this is the sign now. I don’t know what Garbhan Rock is.
Looking back you can see the old mill wheel and the laid leading to it.
We went on to the bridge over Black Water and it was obvious it was January 18th. There’s a lot of ice about. On the 18th of January there is an extra hour of daylight compared to December the 21st, the shortest day. The next hour of daylight will be on February the 1st. But it’s still winter.
Here’s my Christmas Present using TalkyToaster maps. Bang on!
Then we headed on the road that goes past Loch Bad a Bhathaich and onto Kildermorie. Before we reached Loch Bad a Bhathaich we turned left to head back down the other side of Strathrusdale on the forest track. We have lived near here for almost 31 years and never done this walk before. It was lovely.
The turn off to go back.
Not far along we stopped for our lunch. I love picnics. But you can’t wait long as you get too cold. Here’s Anne enjoying hers wearing her ‘lugs’ hat.
This weird frozen puddle was just in front of us.
And this was the view out to Beinn Tharsuin.
But we had to keep going and just started getting a glimpse of Strathrusdale again.
But it started to rain and it rained enough to get us good and wet.
Photos are getting ‘fuzzy’ with the rain. Across Strathrusdale to Beinn Tharsuin.
The old school is about the centre of the photo.
And here’s one of the new houses! It must be fantastic from inside but it spoils the wildness of the place.
We got down to Inchlumpie and crossed Black Water again. It joins the Averon near here.
The bridge was covered in ice so we took care. You don’t want to fall either side!
And headed back towards the Strathrusdale road taking care on the ice.
Looking to our side to where the Novar Windfarm is.
Then we reached the road kind of damp and soggy.
And back to my wee car. A great walk, 9.52 miles.
