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An early start ensured me a beautiful morning's drive to the car park at the Corrieshalloch Gorge. I'd never visited before, and was excited at the prospect of stupendous views and an assured adrenalin rush from the experience gained from the suspension bridge. I suppose I should have done a little more homework though, since it turned out that due to having found a fault in the bridge structure, the governing authorities had decided to close the suspension bridge and the viewing platform
Add an almost immediate downpour to this disappointment, and you have one very wet and disappointed walker. On the up side, I suppose I still got to visit. Half a walk was better than nothing. Excited that I was going to see a spectacular gorge from an awesome bridge, I chose the shot walk through the "Kissing Gates" only to find the bridge, (and therefore, the viewing platform) inaccessible. I decided to continue the length of the path, and was treated to rather murky views of the gorge, from the viewpoint at the Northern end of the gorge. The midges were out in some force, and the final ascent back to the car park via "Lady Fowler's Fern Walk" was pleasant enough, though strenuous given the poor conditions. Views toward Loch Broom were non-existent too, but all-in-all I was glad I'd come.
Note: Not sure If I could have got to the viewing platform from the other side of the Gorge. Maybe someone knows. Anyway I didn't investigate the possibility since the rain was by now ridiculously heavy!Undeterred, I decided to head off to Shin Falls, but that's another story
- Bridge & viewing platform closed!
- The gorge from the viewpoint.
- Loch Broom (non)View
- The unreachable viewing platform! (?)