Forestry Commission Scotland has had to close off the bridge leading into the Glengarry woodland until next Tuesday (16th Oct) due to essential repair work. This affects the Allt na Calliche Trail and the Gleann Laogh Trail which are currently closed along with the car park.
Last Thursday evening, a small side section of the embankment beside the bridge collapsed into the river and now civil engineering specialists are carrying out work to fix it.
Kevin Peace, Forestry Commission Scotland’s District Manager in Lochaber said: “In these circumstances we always put public safety before anything else, so whilst the work is being carried out we need to close off the bridge for now.
“The bridge is structurally sound though and this small section should be fixed within a few days.
“Unfortunately we will need to close off the car park and forest walks to the public whilst we repair the bridge and at times the road will be blocked by the machines working. We’ll work as fast as we can to get things back open as normal.”
Glengarry is a popular woodland for visitors and it is regularly used by canoeists and white water rafters. The Glengarry woodland is found just off the A87 near Invergarry. Alternative walks locally in the Glengarry area can be found on Walkhighlands.