Our Glencoe walks
Blackrock to Ba Cottage and back
On the first walk of our long weekend in Glencoe, we started at Blackrock Cottage (which belongs to the Scottish Ladies Mountaineering Club, as discussed in my last post) and set off along an old military road from the 1750s (in reality, a boggy path) which eventually met the West Highland Way at the lonely ruin of Ba Cottage. We returned along the Way meeting few other people – it’s a very popular long distance footpath, but as Kingshouse, where we were staying, is usually one of the overnight stops most walkers would not reach it till much later in the day. The scenery was spectacular.
Glencoe Lochan
A short walk around a small lochan just outside Glencoe Village. I cannot divulge whether we obeyed the instruction on the sign!
An Torr and Signal Rock
Our route started at Loch Achtriochtan before following the River Coe to the woodland of An Torr (Gaelic for Rocky Hill) and Signal Rock. We then followed paths through the woods before returning on a minor road on the other side of the River Coe, with fine views of the spectacular serrated ridge of Aonoch Eagach. Unexpectedly, the cascading river was a highlight and Signal Rock was a disappointment. Said (without definitive evidence) to be the place where the infamous Glencoe Massacre started in 1692, our guidebook promised good views. However, we saw mostly trees and I think there has been a lot of growth since the information board in the gallery below was created (click to enlarge). On returning to Loch Achtriochtan we were amused by the Hairy Coo tour bus in the carpark.
Glencoe Woodland Walk
This was a short trail from the Glencoe Visitor Centre which took us past a recently built replica of a 17th century turf house, as well as having excellent views of the surrounding mountains.
Loch Etive
With a couple of hours to fill on our last afternoon, we drove down Glen Etive to the Loch and had a short walk there. Quite stunning!
We were very lucky to have this beautiful weekend in March. It was still quite cold as you can see by our attire – I occasionally ditched the jacket, but never the fleece – but it was dry and it was sunny and we were able to pack so much in. We loved it.
Linked to Jo’s Monday Walk.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
The photographs in your final set remind me of New Zealand.
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I haven’t been there myself, but someone else made the same point.
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I see now that the other commenter mentioned central Otago. I’d been thinking of Lake Wakatipu, which is also in Otago.
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Ooo, clear weather in Glencoe – you lucky thing!
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I know – for 3 days!
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I’m not at all a tour bus person, but I’d certainly be tempted if it just drove around to various pastures full of coos!
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I thought of you when I saw it! Although I’m not sure that’s quite what they do …
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I was thinking it looked beautiful but a tad chilly. Such gorgeous scenery!
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Definitely a tad chilly! But that’s ok when it’s sunny too.
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You truly had fine weather for these walks. Gorgeous scenes. Looked like maybe a fire had occurred in one area.
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Thanks Eileen. Not sure about a fire – there has been a lot of storm damage to trees this last winter, also there is a deliberate policy of removing non-native species and reforesting in many areas. By the way, I have commented on your last two posts and it just seemed to disappear into the ether. I think I must have been identified as spam for some reason!
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How odd. I do check the spam and will do so again. Would hate to miss your insights!
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Ha ha, wouldn’t get too excited about insights!
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Same thing happened on your post today!
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I will get to the bottom of this. I have not black-balled you, I promise!
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I just did it, so the comment should be easy to find in spam if that’s what has happened. Maybe marking me “not spam” will restore my virtue? It’s very odd and I don’t for a second think you’ve black-balled me!
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I see my original comment now, but tried a test comment and – nothing!
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I found yours and some others in the Trash folder. Not sure why WP sent them there. Hopefully that will stop. I’ll keep checking.
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Thanks!
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What a gorgeous walk! And so lucky that it was warm enough in March to do that.
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Cold but bright – I can cope with that!
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What a landscape, every view a knock out! Very much enjoyed… has the Outlander theme tune in my mind looking at those.
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It’s definitely stunning!
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Looking at your lovely photos Anabel, I can really understand how early Scottish settlers to NZ felt so at home in Central Otago, where we just spent a few days.
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I have seen pictures of NZ which suggest the same thing to me! Lovely to hear from you, and glad that you have been able to have a break away.
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Thanks for the Virtual walks, Anabel!
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Thanks for coming along with me!
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Well worth it!
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Dry and sunny is perfect. We can wrap up against the cold. Looks like a delightful area for scenic landscapes.
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Definitely true! Thanks Jude.
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