Walk 26: Glen Uig and Glen Quharity

Grade: Moderate

 

Leader: Jamie Stormonth-Darling, Lednathie Estate, Reg Popham, Mountain Leader & Ben Herschell, Angus Council Ranger.

 

Length: 11km/7 miles linear.          Ascent: 250m

 

Date: Sunday 3 June 2012

 

Start: Wester Lednathie, 09.30 (bus from Kirriemuir at 09.15).      Grid Ref: 328 630

 

Finish: Ley, 15.00 for bus to Peel Farm for refreshments. (Return bus to Kirriemuir at 16.30).

 

Registration: ALL Walkers must register with the Event Centre at Kirriemuir Town Hall at least 15 minutes prior to bus departure. If you are planning to meet the bus en route or are travelling to the walk's starting point by your own transport, then you can register by phone on 07825 387330. If you do not register, you will not be permitted to join the walk.

 

About the walk: The walk, which is all on established hill tracks starts at Wester Lednathie and climbs through moorland and woods, up and over Bodandere Hill with views of Glen Uig. The route continues down the Dairy Burn to Balintore Castle where some of the castle's history will be explained, then on to Glen Quharity and through the Craigs of Balloch with good views of Backwater Reservoir on the descent to the pickup point.

 

Full hillwalking gear required. Please bring a packed lunch.

 

Limit: 30

 

Cost: £15