Falls of Acharn, Rob Roy Way, Stone Circle and a Shooting Cabin
We took the southern (one-track!) road beside Loch Tay and parked at Archarn. We started from the back of the village square, walking above the gorge. The stream bed was very rocky with pools carved into it, but perhaps conditions were drier than normal as there was no obvious waterfall as we passed.
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| The (non) Falls of Acharn |
The route up to the next landmark was pleasant walking along a section of The Rob Roy Way, passing a small tumulus, across fields. Just to the right of the track was a rather dilapidated stone circle, but a good spot for a rest and a snack.
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| Stone circle- snack spot with a view |
The views in the next section were fine although the return path looked a long way away at first. We pressed on to ford the Acharn Burn using a wide shooters' track. The journey down and then up again to the small shooters' hut where we had lunch was great as the key was in the door.
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| Practical security... |
We were able to open the shutters and enjoy the views whilst we had our (late) lunch.
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| Sheltered lunch spot with views |
The walls were adorned with drawings of game dating from the early '90s!
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 | | Early '90s wall art |
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| Farewell view of our lunch refuge |
The journey back to Acharn was straightforward and easy going- made even better by the wonderful sight of three mountain hares chasing each other across the fields. They were out in the open ground which is quite unusual. Also, just before we came down finally, there was a deeply coloured red squirrel in a tree.
We missed the chance to cross back to the original upwards path through the hermit's cave but, as the waterfall wasn't particularly impressive, we probably didn't miss much!
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| Hermit's cave entrance |
A great walk- quite gentle but with amazing mountain views and super wildlife.
