{"id":8063,"date":"2025-10-14T19:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/?page_id=8063"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:44:22","slug":"ministers-path-25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/?page_id=8063","title":{"rendered":"Minister&#8217;s Path 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tuesday 14<sup>th<\/sup> October 2025<br \/><br \/><span>A walk from Glen Prosen to Glen Clova (8.0 miles).<\/span><\/span> <br \/>\r\n<br \/><span>Anne and I are on a wee holiday in Glen Prosen in a lovely little cottage called Burnmouth. The Minister&#8217;s Path crosses form Glen Prosen to Glen Clova. We decided to walk it.<br \/><br \/><\/span><br \/>\r\n\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/leafletjs\/leaflet.css\" \/>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/leafletjs\/leaflet.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script src=\"\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/leafletjs\/GPX.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"map\" style=\"width: 80%; height: 500px; margin: auto; z-index: auto;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\nvar map = new L.Map('map', {center: new L.LatLng(56.796920, -3.084655), zoom: 13});\r\nvar osm = new L.TileLayer('https:\/\/tile.tracestrack.com\/topo__\/{z}\/{x}\/{y}.png?key=a434cad194f0fc99531a09289bceedfb', {attribution: 'Map data &copy; <a href=\"https:\/\/tracestrack.com\/\">Tracestrack Topo<\/a>', maxZoom: 18});\r\nvar track = new L.GPX(\"\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/Track_2025-10-14 150203.gpx\", {async: true, color: 'red', opacity: 0.8, weight: 3});\r\nmap.addLayer(track);\r\nmap.addLayer(osm);\r\nmap.addControl(new L.Control.Layers({}, {'Glenprosen - Glenclova':track}));\r\nmap.addControl(new L.control.scale({metric: false}));\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<br \/><p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">After 11.00 we set off on the Minister\u2019s Path to Glen Clova. We had to turn around and come back for our wellies as the grass and heather were so wet. It was also quite cold and I had gloves on the whole walk.<br \/><br \/>You can see the mist down on the hills.<\/span><\/p><br \/>\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_110841006.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>Burnmouth &#8211; our wee cottage which is absolutely lovely.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_110845048.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_110855674.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_113047722.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>That track leads to a lonely house at Glentairie.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_113051605.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>That is Glentairie down there. What an isolated spot to live at.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_114940326.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>The path got very narrow here. How the minister got through with a pony and trap I don&#8217;t know.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_114957114.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_120612065.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_120616233.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>We came onto the Airlie Estate, more of tomorrow.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_121134999.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_121141206.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_121743054.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>It was a climb from 800 to 1350 feet. There was a sign at the top that steered us down to Glen Clova but was not the path marked on the map.<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_123019489.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_123024750.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_123029467.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_123138095.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_123142620.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_124752239.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We had lunch when we reached the forest at Drums Plantation sitting on a wooden pallet.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_124759667.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_131254114.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">We came down to the road in Glen Clova and were assured by the sign it was the Minister\u2019s Path we had followed. There was a seat there that we made use of for a few minutes before turning back.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_131944537.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_131951490.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_131956915.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>Highland Council would be proud of Angus Council&#8217;s road surface!<br \/><br \/>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/2025-10-14_MinistersPath\/IMG_20251014_132056426.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><br \/>It was just a matter of retracing our steps. We got back to Burnmouth at 3.00.<br \/><br \/>This was a super walk.<br \/><br \/><br \/>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday 14th October 2025A walk from Glen Prosen to Glen Clova (8.0 miles). Anne and I are on a wee holiday in Glen Prosen in a lovely little cottage called Burnmouth. The Minister&#8217;s Path crosses form Glen Prosen to Glen <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/?page_id=8063\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8098,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8063","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8063"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8134,"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8063\/revisions\/8134"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hferrier.co.uk\/personal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}