Forest walk close to the Kyle Railway line summit of Raven Rock
This nine mile circular walk on forest tracks delves into the hills behind Strathpeffer. At its heart is a section beside the Inverness to Kyle railway line at Raven Rock, the high point between Dingwall and Garve, which even recently has posed a challenge to steam trains carrying rail enthusiasts on the Kyle line. The walk follows recognized tracks, except for the stretch by the railway line that follows a footpath which few people use, and for a few hundred metres of hillside on the slopes of Raven Rock that avoids having to make wet crossings of the Peffery Burn, a problem in high water flows. The walk also detours on a spur to visit an unnamed lochan that is characteristic of a bog-forest ecology. If you follow the GPS track, all will be well. Another spur to the route was chosen simply as a lunchtime viewpoint.
The walk begins and ends at Bottacks in the Heights of Achterneed. You can see this trip plotted on a map on the Geo-trips page Link .
- When
- Thu, 27 Apr 2017 at 15:32
- Grid Square
NH4760- Chosen Photo
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