Saturday 8 February 2025 - Lime Craig

The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre provided the base for a walk up to Lime Craig, above Aberfoyle, on another fine day.

This time I was joined by Richard, Jenny and Jessica, the others amongst us having decided to jettison themselves into the clouds.

The 'Red Trail' led past a statue of a lumberjill, one of many women who served in the Timber Corps in the World Wars.

We soon reached a couple of bronze deer sculptures.

There followed an area of mini sculptures below the raucous shouts of people on a Go Ape course.

Elevenses were taken on a bench by a waterfall after we had passed an impressive double waterfall and the remains of an ancient settlement. 

The trudge up to the summit was pleasant enough, with some good views down to Aberfoyle and across to Ben Venue, as well as to the north, deep into the Trossachs. 

We paused at the summit to enjoy more fine views in all directions, marred only by a persistently yapping dog.

The descent to the turning point on the Lime Craig track was steep, redeemed by the pleasure of many different shades of greenery. 

Here's the turning point.

After more steep descent on the line of an old waggonway, we found ourselves on the Rob Roy Way.

An annoying health and safety diversion around a suspect bridge brought us happily to a bird observation hide where we stopped for lunch, and to admire the residents, some of whom are shown below.

Then we spent some time in the visitor centre before heading back to Tigh Mor for a snooze.

We managed around 8km, with 300 metres ascent, in less than 3 hours.