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Mid Argyll and Kintyre Offer Scottish See Evidence of Their Handiwork – the Diversion to the Wildlife ½ Hour Short Earth Section Includes 2 Hours Rocky Sections 1 Barnaline 2 Ardcastle Ardcastle Point Trail Take care on the hills A long circuit of Ardcastle Forest skirting the For more information Explore the ancient Caledonian forest Please remember that the weather on the Choose one of three routes through this beautiful shore of Loch Fyne to reach Ardcastle hills can change very quickly. Even in summer, Tel: 0300 067 6650 that stretches between Loch Awe and thriving forest, winding around wooded Point and the charming ruins of an ancient chapel. conditions on the tops of hills are often much Loch Avich on trails that loop through the hillsides and along its pebble beaches. E-mail: [email protected] Uneven grassy paths with colder and windier than at low levels, despite trees from the Dalavich Oakwoods car Stretch your legs on the short Crag Trail 5 miles long muddy sections. Short clear skies. park. You’ll find thundering waterfalls / 8 km or while away a few hours on the longer rough, narrow path out to and rapids on a gentle walk along the Allow Ardcastle Point Trail with views over Loch Ardcastle Point. Several Welcome to the forests of river Avich and share a peaceful oakwood 3½ hours Fyne and ancient ruins of St Bride’s Chapel steep slopes. Mostly wide, Here are some pointers for a safe and sanctuary with red squirrels, red deer on the shore of Loch Gair. with some low branches. enjoyable trip: Mid Argyll and pine martens. and Kintyre • Be properly equipped • Plan your route carefully and stick to it Avich Falls Trail Crag Trail • Tell someone where you are going and when Discover a landscape carved from you expect to return A lovely riverside trail to reach a series of A refreshing walk to take in the sights rock, cloaked with trees and haunted thundering rapids at Avich Falls. and smells of the atmospheric spruce • Take adequate warm and waterproof clothing forest, which is home to both roe and of the the of by legend. This is where the kingdom Bakery! Island • Wear suitable footwear oven the heat and Mull on used are forests our sustainable supply of timber of supply sustainable 1 mile - Moderate - mile 1 trees. We also manage the forests for a a for forests the manage also We trees. 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