Ballageich Hill 8 March

 

Alan, Allan, Graham, Gus, Hugh, Kenny R, Malcolm, Paul, Rex, Robert

What a great morning for a walk! Bright, sunny, but cold. We were happy to see Paul restored to us after his trip, and Kenny also had made the journey down to join us.

Setting off from Eaglesham we made good progress back up the moor road, so much so that one or two of the group shed hats and gloves to stop them overheating. Half an hour later and we were at the base of Ballageich Hill, not the biggest hill we will climb but the last wee bit certainly is steep, and those of us, not in the best of condition, decided to have a couple of view stops on the way up. We normally take coffee at the top but we were in the cold wind so we followed Robert, yes, we were living dangerously, across the plateau before starting the tricky descent down to the reservoirs. Care had to be taken negotiating the longish grass, but we all made it down safely and were glad that the frost had hardened up the ground and had made the going so much more comfortable. 

 

Coffee was taken beside Bennan Loch, where we marvelled at how blue the water was, before it was time to move on up the track to Lochcraig Reservoir at which point we headed for the farm where we turned right to take us back towards Eaglesham. The going was good and we were reasonably sheltered from the breeze and we looked forward to our lunch stop. Unfortunately, people were working in the woods towards the golf course and had lit a fire with the smoke billowing over towards us, so we walked on past our usual spot and settled down a wee bit further down the road.

The walk back to the cars was straightforward and we arrived back just after one o’clock, Seven and a half miles in three hours and five minutes.

FRT was taken in the Kings Arms in Fenwick where we treated ourselves to some lovely hand-cut chips. A great way to end a cracking day out.

They were ready for us!