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A splendid sunny stroll up at Sallochy

30/1/2021

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On a beautiful clear sunny day we drove for a a few minutes up the east side of Loch Lomond from Drymen to the pretty Sallochy Bay for exercise in the fresh air..
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A jetty north of Sallochy Bay looking south.
Sallochy Bay is just a couple of miles past Milarrochy Bay which we visited in the mist and fog.. (see blog) 
Sallochy Bay car park and camp site which is on the West Highland Way is run by the forestry commission and is a small well kept peaceful area on the eastern shore of the loch.  Across the water the magnificent Luss hills rise out of the water covered in snow at this time of year.
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View to the west on a gorgeous January afternoon
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Bridge form the car park across the Alli a'Mhuitinn burn
From the car park we walked north across the foot bridge over crystal clear waters of the Allt a'Mhuitinn burn past a couple of picnic tables which in this area are built with a steel plate to hold a disposable barbecue.  We followed the tree lined footpath hugging the shoreline which forms part of the West Highland Way. 
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The path through the woods follows the shoreline.
At this time of year one is able to see the buildings of Glasgow University's Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment station discreetly hidden up on the hillside. Down on the shore at this point an attractive jetty pokes out into the water by a pumping station. At any other time of year they would be hidden from the view by foliage. 
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Buildings of the Ecology and Natural Environment station hidden in the trees
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Jetty pointing south
All the way along the route we come across one secluded small bay after another
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Many secluded tiny bays are.on the route
Sallochy lies on a strata of slate which runs through from the Aberfoyle Slate Quarries across Loch Lomond to Luss on the western shore and beyond.  The small slate pebbles make excellent material for skiing stones across the surface of the water.  Many happy hours can be spent doing this!
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Skiffing stones can be an absorbing pastime
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