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We took this walk on an unseasonably warm January day - about 9 degrees - but after Perthshire had endured many weeks of heavy rain. The first secton of the path up the hill was very wet, with a stream running down it, but there was often room on the grass verges to pick a route to avoid the worst of the water.
For me, a chance to see some standing stones was an added bonus on this route. So we diverted a little from Walkhighland's direction by going straight on at the crossroads, following the path signed to Strathtay 2 (miles.) A short walk along the forestry track and the stones were in a clearing on the right hand side. We stopped for a look around and to take some photos.
We then returned to the Walkhighland route and soon were out of the forest into the moor. The views of surrounding mountain ranges was fantastic, with a little snow clinging on to the peaks and a wide expanse of heather. There was a bit of low cloud about, so these photos really didn't do it justice
The path through the heather was narrow, but very clear. Again there were a lot of wet and muddy sections. We scrambled to a rock and had some lunch before returning to the walk.
As we were beginning to lose a bit of light, we took a slight shortcut on a forestry track before returning to finish the walk on the Walkhighland's route. Although this did save us a bit of time, it was horribly muddy in parts.
So, a good walk. Some steep sections, standing stones and brilliant views to Ben Vrackie and the Blair Atholl mountains. But more like a factor 3 on the bog scale at this time of year.
