Brian

I saw the thread about your route but had already submitted mine and been approved so was happy to see some of it overlap with my inexperienced guesses. I considered changing and copying your exact route, but felt I should stay true to mine and all the winter's work that went into it for good or bad. Seeing that a good bit of it had been ground-verified by a local expert was very heartening to me.

That "mini-stile" was much appreciated and well deserves a pint on my next visit! I've crossed many a fence like that with worse results and was thrilled to find your improvements.

My camp on the Bervie was chosen by the first good spot I could find on a very long day. I had originally planned to follow along the West Burn of Builg from the windfarm, but unless I missed the track the one I found was overgrown and rough going so I turned back and looped south.

I have since read a few journals with opinions on both sides of the Fetteresso. I personally enjoyed the walk although the packed roads were rough on the knees and it was a long day. Paved roads south would have been no better for my knees. Being interested in forestry practices and differences in the US and UK I enjoyed it although had to wait for a logger to finish stacking at one point then dash through a closed area with a wave (wearing a bright orange wind shirt for safety) to avoid a long backtrack.

Thanks for your efforts in vetting out that route on the ground!

Cheers
Phil

Great Blog Phil! I enjoyed reading it :)

Thanks Sally. I enjoyed writing it and finally remembered to share it!