Greenock Cut 16 March

Alan, Allan, Davie Mc, Dougie, Gus, Hugh, Kenny R, Malcolm, Rex, Robert

Having met at Portencross, and having welcomed Alan, Dougie and Hugh back into the fold after having Covid, it was agreed that the weather was good enough to travel to Cornalees for the Greenock Cut, and so we set off up the main road, with the Brisbane Glen road being avoided, given recent history. For the first time in a few years all cars made it to the car park from where we set off at twenty-five past ten in a clockwise direction. As could be expected, there were numerous puddles on the path but nothing to trouble us and the many other walkers who were out getting exercise today. Isla was was on the lead because of the free range sheep.

 Our coffee stop was our usual lunch stop when we do the walk in the other direction, but soon we were off again taking in the views from the different direction to normal. At the end of the cut, we turned right and started up the hill for the only taxing part of today’s walk. Two-thirds of the way up we stopped for lunch at our usual coffee spot, and it was good to sit and survey the view.

 Before long it was time to move again over the brow of the hill and back down to Cornalees along the recently resurfaced road. Two hours and fifty-five minutes for seven and a half miles were the numbers for today and, for the second week running, we gave FRT a miss.