Two Cafes Woodland Canter
Sat 3rd Aug 2024
Walk Details:
Starting from the Orchard Road c.p, the route to the Rafford VH cafe goes through the Sanquhar Woods & then on the Dava Way to Woodside & then skirting the Rafford Wood for late morning refreshments. After a snack, the route heads up Sourbank to Burgie Hill for a great view to Speyside, Cairngorms & the Moray Firth. From here it is all on forestry tracks that traverse Heldon Hill & then drops down to a single track road at Garrowslack. North on the public road to Clovenside & a short climb up to the Carden Hill trig point, before descending to the Snug cafe in Alvis. Coffee & cakes here until the next regular bus back to Forres
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Walk Report
6 North of Scotland LDWA members set off from Forres at 9am for our 1st cafe destination at Rafford Village Hall. The route went through the Sanquhar woods to connect to the Dava Way to Woodside and Rafford VH (6 miles).At this point 3 members opted for the shorter loop back to Forres, while the other 3 headed to Sourbank and up to Burgie Hill for magnificent views from the Moray Firth to the Cairngorms. The route then followed the Heldon Hill woodlands to the Garrowslack access point and then onto our 2nd cafe at the Snug in Alves (16 miles). At this point there was an option to take the bus back to Forres, but we all decided to take the back roads to bedrock via Burgie distillery and Arboretum. Popping into Tom and Elaine's for a brew on the way. This ended up being a 22 mile walk for the 3 remaining members and ended at the walk leaders house at Bedrock. A long day in great weather.Other Files
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