Walk: Gatehouse of Fleet - Sandgreen Bay
The good lady was at an arty workshop so I took advantage of the good weather to do this circular walk. No hills involved but I absolutely loved it. I did the walk clockwise but either way fine.
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| Stunning woodland pity you cannot hear the non stop singing of the spring birds |
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| The ruined Temple |
My ramble started by going through the Caley Palace woods which were alive with singing birds, a magical place today.
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| Interesting water level board at the side of the road! Any information on why this is here would be welcomed. |
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| The old church ruins at Girthon. This structure was built on top of another church estimated first established in the 13th century. |
There is some road walking but it is so devoid of traffic that the feeling of peaceful countryside dominated.
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| Him |
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| or Him? |
Then cutting along to Sandgreen Bay where I encountered the testosterone bulls. I was far away wondering what this low level rumbling noise was. Then I spotted five bulls in the field and the noise was coming from two of them who were having an alpha male encounter. Watched for around 10 minutes, the body language of the two was fascinating as was the body behavior of the other three bulls who were clearly agitated.
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A beautiful bay with the D&G coast a standout. The bay has a large caravan park surrounding it and as you would expect water sports dominate. As I walked through the caravan park boats, canoes and other sea sport items were plentiful.
Turned around and headed back into the forest with outstanding scenery including the stunning bluebell woods and running water.
So warm it was great. If your in the area I strongly recommend this ramble.
After all that energy expended it is time for a pint sitting outdoors at the Masonic Arms in the spring sunshine, bliss.
Ascent: 93m
Distance: 14.42km
Time: 4 hours
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