Gogo Burn 15 November

Alan, Allan, Davie C, Gus, Ian, Jim, Jimmy, Kenny R, Kenny T, Malcolm, Paul, Rex

The morning was dry, still and overcast, as we met at Douglas Park in Largs for the day’s walk. This is one of those walks where you get little time to get into your stride before climbing fairly steeply, and so, before too long, view stops were called for. It became obvious right away that it was going to be wet underfoot, and those donning gaiters had chosen well. The slippy steps were negotiated successfully before we set off over the hill, following the path. As explained earlier the going ranged from the good, to the wet, to the boggy, but we made the cairn, our coffee stop, by about eleven fifteen.

Stepping out!

The next section was a bit wetter, but we eventually saw our turning point i.e. the new bridge over the Gogo Burn adjacent to the new wee dam, and made our way down to the relative comfort of the road, meeting a couple of mountain cyclists on their journey down to Largs. Twenty minutes or so later (at about twelve forty) we stopped for lunch at the Greeto Falls and by this time the sun was trying to break through meaning that the stop was very pleasant indeed.

Mist the bridge? No way. But Gus loses footing.

Lunch at Greeto

The walk back into the town was straightforward, and the cars were reached three and three-quarter hours after having set off with the fitbits suggesting we had covered about eight miles.
FRT was taken in Wetherspoon’s where Davie the Younger didn’t take much persuading to splash out with the kitty money and buy us chips.
Another good day out!