This circular route heads through attractive birch, pine and spruce woodland visiting View Rock. Keep your eyes peeled for the elusive wildcat which lives in the vast Torrachilty forest.
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Waymarked forest footpaths.
Contin Forest walks car park.
None to start.
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Park at the forestry car park just north of Contin off the A835 (toilets open in summer). From the southeast corner of the picnic area follow the waymarked trail aiming away from the river, signed 'View Rock Trail'. The route is waymarked throughout, and initially climbs through birch wood. Cross straight over a track and continues through pine woodland. The path crosses another track, keep following the green waymarkers.
The path soon reaches a third track; bear right, crossing the track and follow the waymarked path opposite. Walk through silver birch and go straight across a new forestry track (not waymarked). Keep following the clear path through an area of thinner woodland - permitting more distant views - before re-crossing the track to head uphill and eventually re-entering the pine forest, passing a wooden seat near an old stone wall. Ignore any bike tracks off to the sides.
Continue on the path until a fork, detour left to reach View Rock, an great slab of rock with views over the Ross-shire countryside and Loch Achilty. The view is somewhat impeded by the trees and may be better if you continue to another rock just beyond. After the view point return to the main path and continue on the marked trail slightly downhill. Watch for roe deer in the open areas.
When you reach a junction with a wide path turn left, following the green waymarkers; at the next fork keep left again. This reaches another path, once again turn left signed for Contin, and after a large boulder this emerges onto a track. Keep left here a final time, signed for Contin, and eventually you will meet the waymarked path to the right that you ascended near the start of the walk. Turn right and head downhill back to the car park crossing over the forestry track on the way.
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