Callander, a Paths 4 All group Autumn visit.

[The Rodmiester]

The Paths 4 All walking group had decided they wanted to have a bus trip to Callander for a low level flat walk so it was all a board the Fisher tour bus heading to the main Bus Park in Callander and the pre-ordered bacon rolls tea and coffee and with tables set ready for the group when they arrived at the Old Bank restaurant. it was a quick in and out then head off to the Meadows car parking area where the walk starts. The walk takes you on the line of what used to be the old Callander to Oban railway track which passes through some beautiful tree lines stretches with glimpses of Ben Ledi and the Callander Crags above Callander village, it also passes a site of an old Roman fort all in all a wonderful setting on such a fine day. We were to be treated to glimpses of a buzzard a drone in action and also some relics of the old railway en route.

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The walking group about to head off from the Callander High Street to the start at the Meadows car park on the South side of the main Callander High Street

The Old Bank Restaurant where we enjoyed exceedingly good bacon rolls with coffee and tea and were well looked after by the incredibly hard worked Jackie and Siobhon and gave us full attention with a warm welcome and smiles

Down at the start of the walk in the car park with Ben Ledi far in the distance and the waters of theGarbh Uisge and Eas Gobhain combined at this point

Walking along the waters edge, car park on the left of picture

Looking back at Callander with the water like a millpond

Heading West along the waterside

Heading along the waterside around the small island

Ben Ledi a Corbett standing at 879 m high

Heading around the island loop towards the Rob Roy Way section

Some lovely warm Autumnal colours

Tree lined footpath with good underfoot conditions now on the Rob Roy Way

Nice wooded trail with a carpet of fallen leaves

A footbridge to cross

The end of the rosebay willowherb

Looking and admiring all the autumnal colours, now there's a place to come all you artists

Can you see the drone in this picture

On our right ( left in picture) is the remains of an old Roman Camp

Approaching the road crossing to Bochastle Farm

A drone and its pilot ( Aloft Imaging) taking photographs of the remains of the Roman Camp

Looking down to the group from a bridge above

This walk is along the old former railway line from Callander to Oba built in 1865 and finished in 1880 and was later closed in 1965 after a serious landslide (Now part of the Rob Roy Way) I think this may have been added at a later date.

The group from the Monifieth Paths 4 All Health Walks now heading back and posing for a group photograph. With talk of we will be back hopefully next year

End of a great day and outing to Callander with the Monifieth Paths 4 All walking group,