Inchree Falls, near Onich

GLENCOE AND KINLOCHLEVEN


Summary :	This forestry walk combines a visit to a fine series of waterfalls with a stroll along an ancient military road.
Terrain :	Easy waymarked paths and tracks; a fair amount of uphill.
Grade :		Distance :	5km/3 miles
Bog Factor :		Time :	1.5 – 2.5 hours
Start :	Glenrigh Forest car park, Inchree	Grid ref :	NN029634
Map :	View an OS map of the route Buy Explorer 384 – Glen Coe	Ascent :	278m
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Public Transport :	Both local buses and Citilink coaches between Glasgow and Inverness / Isle of Skye can stop at the bottom of the Inchree road.[Click for timetables - choose Area 3]

1. Park at the Glenrigh Forestry Commission car park, which is well signed from the main A82. There is an interpretative board giving details of two walks from here; this route is a combination of both. Do not start up the path next to the sign, instead beginning along the track from the end of the car park, signed 'Waterfalls'. This becomes a path running round the edge of the garden of the white bungalow, next to a field. The path soon crosses a footbridge and climbs a little into the woodland, with good views out to Loch Linnhe.

2. The path passes a bench and crosses a second footbridge before reaching a viewing area for the waterfalls on the Abhainn Righ. These fine cascades consist of a series of eight waterfalls, though only the upper steps can be clearly seen. The path now climbs uphill through the shrubby ground to reach a second viewpoint for the falls from a higher angle, and a more extensive panorama over the loch. Shortly after this the path reaches a track; turn left along it (signposted for Wade's Road and the car park).

3. Follow this track for a little under a kilometre until waymarked paths go off to both the left and right. The left path returns straight to the car park; our route turns up the right hand path, which climbs uphill amongst the conifers. This is known as Wade's road after General Wade, the engineer who built the first roads throughout the Highlands in the years after the first failed 1715 Jacobite rebellion, with the aim of bringing the region under closer government control. This particular road was actually built by Wade's successor, General Caulfield. Today it is a pleasant path and climbs into the heart of the forest.

4. The path crosses a footbridge before climbing over a low watershed and descending slightly until it emerges on a track at a disused quarry. Turn left here on the track, which swings round and heads back towards Inchree. Ignore another track coming in from the right; keep following the red waymarkers. There are excellent views as the trees on the left side of the track are much smaller and down the slope. After almost two kilometres there is a bench with a picnic table at a right-hand bend in the track; at this point the red waymarkers indicate a footpath off to the left. Turn onto this path which heads downhill.

5. The path crosses a footbridge and emerges between a couple of barns owned by Vertical Descents. Pass between the barns to pick up the path again once across the track. The car park is a short distance further on.

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