by Gordie12 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:31 pm
Date walked: 15/03/2018
Time taken: 3.4 hours
Distance: 20.9 km
Ascent: 338m
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A week ago it was a winter wonderland - today, the snow has nearly all gone making it a lot easier to reach the car park at the start of the walk.
Set off just before 7am, a few degrees above zero and pretty windy even on the lower ground.
My pace was half decent, reaching Mill Dam in 34:56, Raor Lodge in 58:00, the bridge at the end of Loch Ordie in 01:33 and my turning point in 01:45.
Heading along Loch Ordie with the strong wind coming down the loch was hard going and very cold. Last week was a first, seeing Loch Ordie completely frozen, today was probably the choppiest I have ever seen it. The wind and waves had created a wall of ice at the edge of the loch with the waves shooting through holes in the ice.
A bit of chocolate, ear piece in and the return leg was underway. A bit muddy above Loch Ordie but nothing dramatic.
Speed on the way back was decent so I finished with a moving average of 3.8mph.
