A Glen Doll Circular route just to keep it interesting.

[The Rodmiester]

Following on from StevieC's excellent report on this walk he did a couple of days after us, I decided to follow up with a report of my own.

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After leaving the car park and following the riverside path on the South side of the river

The normal path takes you over the bridge but as I was uncertain about the situation of the reported washed away bridge further upstream we decided to continue on the South side of the river. At first the path was fine but later on became pretty muddy and undulating. This is where Harris dropped behind as I was later to find out he lost the rubber stopper to his walking stick and had to dig deep in the mud with his hand to find the end of it.

Looking back to the track which we were to be later joining up with still on the South side of the river

Now on the track and seeing that the bridge had been put back into positin after being damaged by flood waters

Further up the glen looking back

Time for a break at the Roy Tait's bridge at Bachnagairn

Harris with his Great Grand Fathers walking pole which he has now made his own, and is a constant companion up the hills

A fairly new path going up to Broadcairn has assisted walking a great deal

On the boulderfield at Broadcairn with Loch Muick

Grandson and his Grampa on the summit of Broadcairn

Grandson and his Grampa on the summit of Broadcairn

At the summit cairn on Cairn Bannoch

Looking over to the cliffs above Dubh Loch with Lochnagar behind

On the South slopes of Fafernie heading topwards Crow Cragies

Broadcairn in the distance

At the summit of Crow Craigies

You can just see the faint path which passes on the left hand side of the water then circles around the back. On the left is Loch Esk

Heading down towards Glen Doll

Memorial plaque to commemorate the five members of the Uiversal Hiking Club Glasgow who died

The posts signify the shelter

Davy's Bourach named after Jock Winter a local shepherd in around 1887 established the route as a right of way

Further down the Glen Doll path

And heading down into the trees

At the Jock's road sign

[StevieC]

Nice one!

I was wondering why my walk was 2km longer than yours...then remembered my detour to check out Loch Dubh. That can also account for me taking nearly two hours more to do it, rather than me being an unfit so-and-so

[Dbradley]

Just come back to North Yorkshire from a slightly extended version of this walk. Camped below Broad Cairn and couldn't leave my tent until midday the next day due to heavy rain. The rain never stopped. I managed to climb Tolmount and Tom Buidhe as I passed them - as short detours really. Navigating in thick mist all the time. Back to the car at 7;30 - tired after crossing so much bog.

[The Rodmiester]

Nice one!

I was wondering why my walk was 2km longer than yours...then remembered my detour to check out Loch Dubh. That can also account for me taking nearly two hours more to do it, rather than me being an unfit so-and-so

Hi Stevie, it just goes to show how it helps when you have a fit young person is dragging you around, lol

[The Rodmiester]

Just come back to North Yorkshire from a slightly extended version of this walk. Camped below Broad Cairn and couldn't leave my tent until midday the next day due to heavy rain. The rain never stopped. I managed to climb Tolmount and Tom Buidhe as I passed them - as short detours really. Navigating in thick mist all the time. Back to the car at 7;30 - tired after crossing so much bog.

Hi Dbradley, up by Fafernie is not the best place to be when the cloud and mist comes down, I bet you were pleased when you found Jock's Road