Hi Folks,

8 walkers joined Carol on a very wet, blustery day for her walk around Doune and along the River Teith. They lost count of the number of herons they spotted fishing along the banks and were impressed by the size and large variety of trees, most of which they struggled to identify. They tried hard to remember the scenes from epic programmes such as “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “Outlander” which were filmed at the castle. The wet weather did not dampen their spirits and a good day was had by all.

Caroline and 15 members fared a bit better with the weather. Rain had been threatened but it came to nothing and the day ended in warm sunshine with great views in all directions from the top of West Lomond once the wind had blown the cloud away.

Saturday 31st May

Overview

Gillian Bentley will be leading a scenic, circular “B” walk gently ascending Ben Gullipen on established forestry tracks and then over to Beinn Dearg along faint hill tracks where we descend down onto a wide grassy flat-topped ridge. Then back down on to forestry tracks walking above Loch Venacher, gently descending down to the lochside for the final stretch back to start point.

Details

Full details can be found by using this link: -

https://www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/group-walks/ben-gullipen-beinn-dearg-circuit

Future Events

The programme for the following weeks, which can also be viewed on the website or The Ramblers App, is as follows:-

June 7 B David Mackenzie – Crichton’s Cairn

June 14 B Bob Cole/Gillian Lang – The Cobbler

June 21 B Stuart Ferguson – Comrie, Deil’s Cauldron and Earthquake House

Cheers
Neil Kitchener