19 August 2024
The wind and rain continued so the magnificent walk I had planned taking in three Munros on the north side of Loch Cluanie was a non-starter and I had to use my bad weather option again.
As our next night was to be spent in Invergarry, I opted to explore the nearby Glen Garry on a walk in the forest. In fact the weather map showed that this area was likely to have drier weather than the area of mountains I had hoped to climb.
Initially I walked along the bank of the River Garry (a salmon fishing river) before following a tributary Allt na Calliche, to a waterfall.
I climbed higher, following a track in the forest before turning on to another track closer to Loch Garry. There were views across the loch to a huge wind farm on the other side.
The track eventually curved away from the loch and I arrived back at the River Garry near where I had left it in the morning. I followed a path further along the river bank past salmon fishing pools towards the dam at the end of Loch Garry. I kept an eye out for salmon jumping but didn’t see any.
There is a category C listed suspension foot bridge close to the dam dating from the late nineteenth century but unfortunately the path to it is closed as the bridge has been deemed unsafe.
I walked back down the river to the next bridge which I crossed and followed a footpath downstream all the way back to Invergarry. Perhaps not surprisingly given the weather conditions, I had only seen about five or six people all day.
I will have to return in better weather to try some of the spectacular mountain ascents and ridge walks that are possible in this area.
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