2020 Walking Weekend - Trossachs etc

From the original twelve, 5 made it to Pitlochry on Sunday for the hike up Ben Vrackie. Here's Ken's match report and photos:

"We settled on Ben Vrackie above Pitlochry as the days objective, apart from Rob who had his own plans to meet family in Glen Nevis.  The drive from Banchory to Pitlochry was spectacular with clearing blue skys, morning frost (-4 in Glen Shee) and quiet roads.  We met as arranged only to discover that Dave had forgotten his rucksack, doh!  With such a good weather forecast Dave decided to join us anyway and made a plan to meet Jane in Braemar afterwards to pick up his bag.  The walk and weather were fabulous and the pics speak for themselves. It's a very popular path but easy to see why.  At the end of the walk we enjoyed a fine pint of IPA in the Moulin Hotel beer garden - very pleasant.  Straightforward drive to Callander and check-in to the Waverley which is quite acceptable.  A  chilly outdoor pre-dinner pint at the Waverley followed by curry at the Crags.  Rob had tales to tell about his Glen Nevis walk where his sons had to help with rescuing a punter who had fallen into the river.  Excellent day all round (apart from the chap who fell in the river)."

Ian posted the stats on Strava:

Meanwhile, Rob was on his way to join the group but first he took a detour to Fort William to meet up with his sons and take a walk through Glen Nevis and out to Steall Falls. He posted the following photos on Facebook:

That was Sunday. On Monday, it was Ben A'an:

Here's the stats:

There also appears to have been a secondary walk to Bracklin Falls: