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Thursday Aug 24, 2017 #
Running 5:45:00 [3] 38.6 km (8:56 / km) +940m 7:58 / km
Cateran trail part 2. Ok nights bivvy above Alyth and not awake as early as I thought I might be. Gorgeous morning. Thankfully the coos didn't come to check me out until I was up and about.
Section over to Glenisla is the same as the start of the RuTH, so knew what was to come. Took a while to get going and even once I did I wasn't moving very fast, but felt comfortable enough. Consequently took somewhat longer to reach Glenisla than anticipated, but wasn't really fussing about the time. Brief stop there for a snack and water refill (from the "Don't drink this water" tap in the toilet block).
Next section over towards Forter was really pleasant and I took a shortcut to go round the edge of Auchintaple Loch rather than following the weird line of the trail over the back. Glad I did, as this was my favourite spot of the trail and had a lovely lunch stop at the loch edge.
A fair bit of road then followed and I started getting pretty footsore. By the time I left the road I was struggling to keep a run going, so it was a slow last 5 miles back to the Spittle. Wasn't too impressed at some of the detours to avoid property, such as the one just 1km before the end that hikes you an extra 35m straight up the hill, just to come back down again. Otherwise a great day and really enjoyed seeing some of the hidden bits of these glens.
Felt that my pack was too heavy (~7kg) and ended up with a lot of rubbing. Must remember the greasy stuff next time and maybe invest in a lightweight sleeping bag.
Section over to Glenisla is the same as the start of the RuTH, so knew what was to come. Took a while to get going and even once I did I wasn't moving very fast, but felt comfortable enough. Consequently took somewhat longer to reach Glenisla than anticipated, but wasn't really fussing about the time. Brief stop there for a snack and water refill (from the "Don't drink this water" tap in the toilet block).
Next section over towards Forter was really pleasant and I took a shortcut to go round the edge of Auchintaple Loch rather than following the weird line of the trail over the back. Glad I did, as this was my favourite spot of the trail and had a lovely lunch stop at the loch edge.
A fair bit of road then followed and I started getting pretty footsore. By the time I left the road I was struggling to keep a run going, so it was a slow last 5 miles back to the Spittle. Wasn't too impressed at some of the detours to avoid property, such as the one just 1km before the end that hikes you an extra 35m straight up the hill, just to come back down again. Otherwise a great day and really enjoyed seeing some of the hidden bits of these glens.
Felt that my pack was too heavy (~7kg) and ended up with a lot of rubbing. Must remember the greasy stuff next time and maybe invest in a lightweight sleeping bag.