Hillwalkers enjoy Stirlingshire landscape
Blairgowrie and District Hillwaking Club members travelled to the Stirlingshire area on Sunday, April 21.
A total of 30 walkers – 29 members and one guest – left Blairgowrie at 7.30am slightly anxious about what the weather might have in store for them south of Crianlarich.
In the event the‘A’and‘B’groups both had to climb through rain and clouds to reach their summits, but were then treated to fine views above the lower cloud cover.
The‘A’party climbed two Munros, firstly An Caisteal then Beinn a Chroin.
The‘B’group – the largest on the day – climbed the flanks of An Caisteal at a leisurely pace through rain and cloud, via Sron Garbh and then the aptly-named Twistin’Hill. The views extended as far as the Glencoe hills and the peaks of Arran and Mull.
The‘C’group was dropped off on the shores of Loch Lomond at Ardlui, where they were forced to split owing to the small size of the ferry which was to take them to the east bank and on to the West Highland Way.
The first group across became the‘C+’ party, which followed the West Highland
Way all the way to Crianlarich.
The second sub-group was well over half an hour behind by the time they got boots on to the West Highland Way.
This group walked to the coach without the section of path to Crianlarich.
The two‘C’parties enjoyed a lovely undulating walk along Glen Falloch and the path took them through wooded areas studded with primroses down to the River Falloch.
The next club activity will be the club’s spring weekend in the northern Lake District from May 11-13.