Path from A830 Polnish to Peanmeanach bothy

[bothybum]

Woulds it be possible to walk to bothy pushing a cycle and kids trailer along pathway outlined on map?

[Paul Webster]

You can see bits of the rough path in the route description for it. Don't think it would be much fun.

[Caberfeidh]

Woulds it be possible to walk to bothy pushing a cycle and kids trailer along pathway outlined on map?

No - it is very rough, involves crossing a railway line, hiking over a reasonably high and exposed hill, skirting a loch and negotiating some oakwoods then a swamp. Also the bothy has a lot of rats - I woke one night to find the floor black with them. And you never know who is going to turn up - not a place for kids.

[Dundreich]

Woulds it be possible to walk to bothy pushing a cycle and kids trailer along pathway outlined on map?

Definitely not ! It's a pretty rough route. Was there a couple of weeks ago and the path was hard to follow at the section (quite) near the start where one climbs uphill through a wood - parts looked to have been washed away.

Lot of work's been done on the bothy recently - stayed overnight, slept upstairs, didn't see or hear any rats.

[bothybum]

Thanks for the advice guys,I think that's a no then,are there any bothies in the area with easier access, Oban?Sourlies? Maybe

[Dundreich]

Thanks for the advice guys,I think that's a no then,are there any bothies in the area with easier access, Oban?Sourlies? Maybe

Corryhully bothy nr Glenfinnan is easy to get to by bike & with kids. It's about 3 miles up a tarmac estate road. Basic but has electricity.

[bothybum]

Dundreich
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:40 pm 
bothybum wrote
Thanks for the advice guys,I think that's a no then,are there any bothies in the area with easier access, Oban?Sourlies? Maybe


Corryhully bothy nr Glenfinnan is easy to get to by bike & with kids. It's about 3 miles up a tarmac estate road. Basic but has electricity.

Found it, thanks and with electricity, wow I can take my playstation 3 and tv, thanks again guys for the info

[janeysdey]

Dundreich



Corryhully bothy nr Glenfinnan is easy to get to by bike & with kids. It's about 3 miles up a tarmac estate road. Basic but has electricity.

Found it, thanks and with electricity, wow I can take my playstation 3 and tv, thanks again guys for the info

My bold

Hence the kiddy traler

[Liathach]

Don't forget your coins for the meter! Don't recollect whether it needs 50p or £1 coins. Not stayed there but have looked in and was amazed to see it had electricity. I wouldn't bother with your PlayStation though - think of the disappointment if there was a power cut!

[KGBMC]

! Have I lost it! Iwent to last thread on topic and was asked if I had coins for the meter

Has peanmaenach been at last connected to the national grid

I hope not

[Liathach]

Not Peanmeanach - one of the suggestions was to use Corryhully which has electricity by pre-payment meter.

[bothybum]

Oh guyssorry for the confusion,what have I started, maybe we should begin a petition to have all M.B.A bothies connected to national grip and mains water!!!

[Essan]

Oh guyssorry for the confusion,what have I started, maybe we should begin a petition to have all M.B.A bothies connected to national grip and mains water!!!

But seriously, if you're taking kids and a bike in to a bothy then the ones to consider are those which are actually on a forestry track. One that might be worth considering, other than Corryhully, is Taigh Seumas a Ghlinne in Glen Duror, just south of Ballachullish. Not too far and a good forest trail in.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/argyll/duror.shtml

[bothybum]

Thanks essan I will take a look now