Another fine day at Appletree Cottage and today we explore the peninsula immediately north of Sallochy Bay on the east side of Loch Lomond (about 15 minutes drive away) Sallochy Bay is a beach with a Forestry Commission run campsite beside it. It is clean, the water clear and the beach fine white pebbles where it cost us £3 to park the car for the day. Setting out across the bridge
Fork in the road... Also out at this time of year are the blaeberries (or wild blueberries) which grow in abundance by the side of the path. Our fingers are soon a deep red colour from the juice as we pick them. The heathers are also in full bloom in shades of purple. After a while the path splits. The West Highland Way route is to the right, up a series of steps climbing the hill. We opt to continue straight ahead on the level.
There is also a good selection of attractive flora still out at this time of year We continue along the shoreline, climbing over fallen branches, ducking under low boughs until eventually we reach a little rocky promontory. Bog Myrtle abounds – a shrub like green plant with a fantastic smell if you rub the leaves – fragrant with a hint of eucalyptus. , Unable to follow the shore any further round we head inland following another very rough path through high bracken and heather. The path leads us quite a distance inland and up hill to the centre of a coppice and then disappears. We are now lost, without a path to follow. As it is near the end of a damp August, come across a few interesting fungi.. Spotting the sun and keeping the hills to the east in view we make a direct line, or as direct as we can, through quite rough undergrowth and young birch trees until we eventually (and happily) join the West Highland Way again.
We’ve rejoined the West Highland Way at the top of a hill and follow the path downwards until we reach the flight of steps we saw earlier in our walk. We descend to the shore line and once again follow the path, this time back to the car park. This walk would have been a lot easier if we’d stuck to the paths! 28/8/2017 12:27:37
Wow, the scenery is amazing in this place. I would love to take a tour in the Appletree Cottage in the future. I haven't been on the north side of Sallochy bay yet. Maybe I should give this place a visit, seeing how beautiful it is. I'm looking for a place to rest for during my vacation. I believe that my friends and I will have a ton of fun in this place. Comments are closed.
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