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Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Thanks Graham,
And two easy days might be very welcome :-)... Next year (Deo Volente) I'll take a more northerly route, but I'm sure some gentle countryside this May will be nice.

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Brechin is the birthplace of radar pioneer Robert Watson-Watt (discreet plaque on the wall of the house in Union Street) and there is now a statue of him in the town - good for a couple of 'different' TGOC photos.

BBC Story Here

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Hi Andre , The water of socks is just one of the ways to Brechin where a campsite may still exist where you can relax etc.. I fell into company with Doug Bruce there and the next day we wended our way towards Montrose , Mid morning ambling down a quiet lane the sound of bagpipes came to our ears and just away down a farm track saw the piper. He was lost in his music and Doug knew the tune , we listened entranced and clapped on his finish . He looked round in astonishment to our applause . So keep your ears , eyes and any recording equipment ready.The lowlands are not dull at all . enjoy your crossing .

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

The water of socks :-)....? The countryside might bring me back to earth if it looks a bit like the countryside in Holland. And with the addition of bagpipes, who can want more?

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

I believe 'Water of Socks' should read Water of Saughs 🙃

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Isn’t auto-correct fun?

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Bane of my life, tbh 🤣

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

If you are tempted to use the Water of Saughs / Glen Lethnot route I seriously recommend coming down to the Shieling using the good LRT from Black Shanks. There is a very interesting Wellington Bomber crash site on Tom Titlach https://www.airhistory.net/photo/308962/L7845 , but to get down from there to the Sheiling (where there is good camping) is energy sapping and ankle twisting trackless heather.
Once you are on the estate track at the sheiling it is very quick walking down the glen. There is also good camping near the private, locked, bothy at NO 415746.
You have a choice of routes down to the glen floor at NO 436737, I recommend heading down the switchbacks down West Craig rather than carrying on along the main track which is further and no quicker. Once you reach the public road you can use it to follow the West Water down to Blairno. The road is pretty quiet and attractive.

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Hi Brian,
I just saw your post. Thanks you so much! I'll be coming from Rottal and your route looks great but would add a lot of ascent.... I'll let this one also simmer for the moment :slightly_smiling_face: . Thanks again!

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

You perfectly correct Louise . Maggie Hems gave me that pronunciation and it has stuck i'm afraid to say .

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

I thought as much, an easy one to remember 🙂

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

Hi William,
I looked at your suggestion, and a route from Rottal to Glen Lethnot looks doable, and then on between the two forts on to Edzell or Brechin (I would like to see that statue in Brechin...).

It would be a lot more ascent then what I had planned but it would add another day in the hills. I'll let it simmer for a couple of days. Thanks again to all!

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

If you are interested in that sort of thing, it would be a detour but, apart from the Wellington crash site at the head of the glen there are also a couple of sites on Hill of Warren. A Consolidated Liberator and a Bristol Beaufort came down within a km of each other in different incidents.

The path up from Wheen near Rottal to Ben Tirran and The Goet isn't overly steep and is very panoramic. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6811437 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/18410

Once you are on the Goet there is a stile in the deer fence near the trig point which allows you onto the plateau.https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2885242

Re: From Glen Clova to Montrose

I'm quite a WW II and Aviation nerd, I'm sure to visit the statue, thank you!