A 5 miler around Loch Trool on a sunny but cool day. The dogs had trouble with some of the wooden bridges and could not quite grasp the use of a kissing gate. Lynn refused to push Bruce’s Stone, presumably she is more English than Scottish. That’s 2.5 miles of SUW done
We had parked the car at the car park down at the western end of the Loch, then setout for a clockwise circuit. The path starts along the loch side then in woodland over Kenmure Knowe to join the main road. Lynn was a little annoyed that this seemed to be uphill whereas I had promised it was flat. I think flat, to a hillwalker, is a relative thing.
The dogs dragged us along past Glen Trool Lodge to Bruce’s stone where we stopped for reading (Bruce’s stone), musing (on the battle), photos and rehydration.
Then it was back to the road over the Buchan burn and some photos of the small waterfall. The tree near here looks as if it has been struck by lightning, but I don’t know for sure.
We then meandered across the Gairland Burn to join the SUW and follow its markers back to the car park. Mention of the Gairland burn makes my feet feel wet, but today we weren’t following it up the glen. Then it was back to the car by following the SUW along the south bank of the loch.
