Loch Bad an Sgalaig

Distance: 4.8 miles
Ascent: 280m
Weather: warm and sunny
Heard cuckoo, saw pipets, crow, bee, bogs aplenty
Bogs: tastic
Feet: wet

We crossed the road from the carpark, where there's a little bridge and a hut with some walk information,  including slightly worrying news that two of the footbridges are now gone. Undeterred we set off. The walk started through the newly planted native forest (trees now 30 years old and looking fairly well established) along a stony track that led up gently, under unpronounceable hill (Meall a Ghlas Leothaid) towards unpronounceable river (Abhainn a Gharbh Choire.)

The route along the river was wet, following posts passing a couple of waterfalls and heading into a small gully which was quite steep on the other side. Thankfully the bridge was intact and functional when we reached it. Had lunch on a rock at the bottom of the waterfall.

The path continued wet and muddy around the shore of Loch Bad an Sgalaig, then headed up through a gully back to the rocky track.

Back at the cottage, we sat out in the sunshine and watched the birds in the loch. Red breasted mergansers, possibly red throated divers and the now familiar gannets.

Dinner in Millcroft Hotel, complete with vension, scallops,  cranacon,  Glenmorangie, Glen Scotia double cask from Campbelltown.