Hidden deep in a forest, Raven's Rock Gorge is a beautiful spot. There was once a superb circular walk which followed a series of boardwalks and constructed pathways to head through the gorge, but this was lost following landslides. The route described consists of two short out-and-back walks to see the bear sculpture and viewpoints above it.
Good waymarked paths throughout.
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Raven's Rock Gorge car park.
The car park for the gorge is signedpost on a minor road that links the A837 and the A839. There are picnic tables here as well as an information board for the walk. Follow the path through the trees, which are draped with extremely heavy growths of lichen - a sign of the clear air in this remote area. The path soon reaches a junction where the two legs of the route divide; continue straight ahead here to descend towards the burn.
At the floor of the gorge the path turns right upstream. The gorge sides are not particularly rocky, instead being heavily wooded with occasional slabs and high earth banks. Soon the path forks to form a loop - keep on the riverside path to head round clockwise, passing a picnic table next to a bear - a life-sized wooden sculpture. Continue round the short loop and then retrace your steps back up out of the gorge to the waymarked path junction near the start.
This time turn left to follow the other leg of the trail. This soon reaches a viewing area giving a last look down the gorge, with the bear sculpture visible below.
The trail continues before swinging left to another viewing area with a carved wooden bench. From here retrace your steps back to the car park.
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