Author: Marcus Sharp

Eight of us assembled in the glorious morning sunshine at Dobbies, Stirling. Heading out left for a change towards Stirling, unfortunately the road was closed so a quick hop on the motorway to the next exit bypassed the closure and we headed off to Denny and the Carron Valley. Through Stoneywood on the B818 to Fintry. Ian managed to find us some tiny roads with lovely bends as we headed north to Aberfoyle. We were coming back to Aberfoyle for lunch but first we went out past Loch Ard, Loch Chon and Loch Arklet to the banks of Loch Lomond at Inversnaid for a leg rest. To get to Inversnaid we had to negotiate the long single track dead end road. About half way along we met three full sized…

Seven of us left Dobbies in Stirling at 9:15, Peter, Ali, Grant, Andy, Marcus, Robin and friend Frank. Headed up A84 through Callander, weather was sunny in places but not too warm, still there was no rain and that was a welcome change! On up to Falls Of Dochart at Killin for a leg stretch. Pass Loch Tay and followed the south road along Loch Rannoch and round the end of the Loch to pick up the only road (dead end) to Rannoch Station. Welcome lunch at the tea room, Peter had remembered to book as space there is very limited. Off again along the north side of Loch Rannoch and followed Loch Tummel to visit Clunie Memorial Arch, one of this year's challenge sites. On down the A9 to…