イーストエアシャーのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

下の道は、冬の倒木/被害のため、一時的に閉鎖されていると標識が出ています。しかし、道はまだ通行可能で、ルートは塞がれていないので、自己責任で通り抜けることができます。

ボグトン湖は、穏やかな小さな湖です。牧草地や丘陵のなだらかな風景の中にあり、多くの鳥や両生類の生息地となっています。この湖は、自然観察、散歩、観光の中心地から離れた静かな休息の場として人気があります。

It's a straightforward hike to to the summit, need to avoid the wetter parts on the path and can be a little rocky in places but no scrambling required. Views from the top a very good - we could just about make out Ben Lomond to the north through the heat haze, and Arran to the west.

Dramatic narrow gorge - not very rideable though

Memorial to John Loudon McAdam, a man who made the biggest contribution to highway construction since the Romans. You may not have heard of him, but you have heard of a process named after him... Tarmacadam, or Tarmac for short.

Purportedly the location that Prophet Peden, famed Covenanter gave illicit sermons to the people of Ayrshire. Alexander Peden was a minister in the 17th century who, along with many others joined the cause of the Covenanters (see the Covenanters Highlight also on this route). He was one of the most famous of the Field Preacher's of the time, and wandered the hillsides of southern Scotland preaching to the masses. He was almost captured many times and took to wearing a cloth mask to hide his identity, which is now on display in Edinburgh's Museum of Scotland. However, in June 1673 he was captured and sentenced to transportation to America. The captain of the chartered ship discovered the reason for his transportation and set him free. Peden returned to Scotland and continued to preach until his death from ill health in 1686.

For the path less travelled. Not all those who wonder are lost...

Enjoy the still and refreshing waters of Bogton Loch situated near the town of Dalmellington. The path around the loch is grassy and undulating and provides some wonderful views across the surrounding rolling countryside.