Falls of Clyde 7 June

Allan, Davie C, Dougie, Ian, Jim, Johnny, Kenny R, Kenny T, Rex, Robert

When this walk was mooted last week, there was a suggestion that there would be little water coming over the falls at this time of the year. Well, what a difference a week makes! After some heavy rain, the views were spectacular. If only the water had been blue rather than brown. The amount of soil washed off the land must have been considerable.

The walk is very familiar so little need for lots of detail in what follows.

The rhodie to nowhere?

 

We took the clockwise route from Kirkfieldbank stopping for photos at the wood carvings and further up at the Memorial Garden. From here we took a path down to join the Clyde Walkway up to New Lanark where we took coffee in the warm sunshine beside the water wheel. Although there had been a stiff breeze, the walk so far had been sheltered and continued to be so as we progressed up the walkway. Robert, as is his want, stopped a couple to ask, in his best Kilmarnock, about the peregrine falcons. Unbeknown to oor Bob, the couple were not of these parts and exclaimed that they could not understand him. We all agreed that this was something that we had to live with, and moved on. The sights and sounds of the falls were most impressive and as many photo opportunities had arisen, we took time at the top to regroup. It was decided not to take lunch there but to start our return journey, and hence lunch was taken further down at the ‘usual’ view stop.

The rest of the walk was straightforward, although a little muddy in places, arriving back in civilisation in just under four hours. The final 150m or so out of the wood saw an access road being constructed. For what reason? Maybe we’ll find out on our next visit.
A good walk in excellent conditions!
FRT was taken at the Riverside in Newmilns, where a jovial hour was had.