This excellent waymarked walk combines easy walking on forest tracks with pleasant mixed woodland, including remnants of the ancient Caledonia forest with good views over Loch Rannoch.
Clear paths and forest tracks throughout.
None to start.
South Loch Rannoch Forest car park, Carie.
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From the back of the Foresty Commission car park at Carie walk to the impressive footbridge over the falls. Do not cross the bridge but take the path marked with a coloured post away from the bridge.
Before reaching the picnic tables and large shelter, turn right gently uphill (waymarked in all colours). Keep right at the next junction and then turn left onto a track waymarked in yellow. Follow this track - which soon narrows and becomes a more delightful path - with pines to the left and more open native woodland to the right. Keep right at a junction, following the yellow marker posts.
Follow the track through the trees, eventually rising high above the Allt na Bogair, glimpses of which can be caught through the trees on the left. The forest floor is quite open here and blaeberry and bracken flourish at the side of the path. The route passes through lovely Scots pine and birch woodland.
A waterfall can be seen from near the footpath, take care as the drop is very steep here. Eventually the path descends to the burn and passes near to a footbridge over to the left. Don't cross the bridge but instead continue on the path which rises to join a track. Turn right onto the track, the other direction leads to Glen Lyon, a great walk but best done as a linear route. Follow the wide forestry track for a short while, passing a large forest lochan.
When the track swings left take the yellow-marked path directly ahead through the trees, following it until it emerges onto another track. Turn right along this. There are occasional glimpses of Loch Rannoch through the trees on this section.
Eventually the track bends left; take the yellow waymarked path to the right which has also been marked with two small cairns. The path undulates through semi-cleared forestry to a small viewpoint and then descends until the outward path is reached. Turn left here and then left again at the next junction to return to the car park and the start of the walk.
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