Hi folks,
I'm planning a weekend trip to the hills between Glen Orchy and Glen Etive using the trains.
I'd like to traverse Ben Cruachan from the east and, while I realise I could drop south to Falls of Cruachan past the reservoir easily enough, I'd quite like to continue broadly west and end up at Taynuilt. More logical? More aesthetically pleasing? I don't know, maybe I'm just stubborn.
Looking at OS mapping it looks like I should be able to drop down to the mast at NN037295 and follow an old military road to Inverawe House, cross the footbridge and follow the road into Taynuilt.
Does anyone know if the old military road is practical through the plantation there? It's notably absent from other mapping I've looked at.
An alternative might be to head north-west towards Glennoe and pick up the track near the shore of Loch Etive. That seems like a long way round - I don't suppose there are new tracks or rides through the plantation to cut a corner anywhere?
Perhaps I should just bow to the paths and aim for Falls of Cruachan instead....
