Gathering In The Glens 2- Return to the Glen Event Cache

EVENT

This years event will be taking place on 24/25/26 Aug 2007. This is the English bank holiday weekend.

The lodge will be available from evening on the 24th until noon on the 26th, with the main event being a Saturday night BBQ

FRIDAY:- The lodge will open at approx 6pm. There is a fully equipped kitchen for anyone wishing to cook (fridge/freezer/oven/hob/grill/microwave etc). For those who don't, the Clova Hotel with its welcoming climbers bar is just down the road (serves meals until 2045 on Fri) and there are several restaurants/carry outs/chip shops in Kirriemuir or Forfar on the way to the lodge.

Would everyone coming on the Friday night please bring some nibbles and wine/beer

SATURDAY :- All day caching! There will be transport to Glen Prosen for anyone wishing to do the Ministers Path from Prosen Village or the Kilbo Path from Prosen Lodge. There have been several new caches set along the Kilbo Path and there is a series already in place covering the Ministers Path. There will also be transport back from Auchallater for anyone who wishes to walk the full length of Jocks Road collecting the new caches along the way.
There are also a variety of new caches for the not so energetic!!

The lodge will be unattended most of the day, however there will be someone to open it up again at around 4pm.

    The BBQ
The BBQ should  be ready by about 6pm. Ken has volunteered to cook the food on the BBQ again this year (leave an expert in charge!).  FFB has been catching trout all summer for us. AB has offered to make some of her delicious potato salad and H is making an "industrial sized" pasta salad for everyone. Can everyone bring some BBQ food with them to share too.

SUNDAY:- Can everyone please sober up and leave the lodge by noon. We will still be there sweeping the floors and hiding the damage until late afternoon so if anyone is walking in the area, they can leave cars parked and any personal belongings in the entrance hall.

LOCATION

Scott Lodge is situated in the shadow of Driesh by the Glen Doll car park at the head of Glen Clova, approximately a 30-40min drive from the A90 (the main Aberdeen/Dundee road) The area is one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland, with several Munros close to the lodge as well as gentle forest walks and scenic trails. More energetic walks such as Bachnagairn, Jocks Road, Capel Mounth, the Kilbo path and the Ministers path are all either accessible from the lodge or nearby, and many of these routes already have caches along them or have new ones planned before this years event.

As well as the area around the lodge, there is the low-lying land of the Vale of Strathmore, containing many pretty towns and villages, several of which already have caches in place.

THE LODGE

Scott Lodge is used as a weekend base for the Boys Brigade, and as such it has a well equipped kitchen, showers, drying room etc. It has recently been refurbished to a good standard and we understand that further renovations will be taking place this year (there is no truth in the rumour that we wrecked the place last year!) The lodge is suitable for disabled persons with ramps/disabled toilet/shower etc.

Sleeping accommodation is in a dormitory with 24 beds

Scott Lodge will be provided free to all cachers attending the event - all you will need to bring is your own bedding, food and drink and all we ask is that you tidy up after yourself!

WHAT TO BRING:-

A sense of humour and laid back attitude essential!

Everyone

• BBQ food and drinks
• Outdoor/camping chairs (if you have them)
• Picnic plates (if you have them)

Those with kids

• Change of clothes and wellies or old shoes (The shallow river runs past the lodge and is ideal for children [of all ages] to play in)
• Water pistols (Mr TC says the bigger the better)/outdoor toys
• DVDs/indoor games/pens & pencils  - incase of bad weather (we wont need this stuff....)

For those staying

• You will need your own bedding/towels etc
• Torch
• Food and drink to last the weekend (nearest shop is in Kirriemuir, 15 miles away)
• Nibbles for Fri night if staying.
• BEER!

ACCOMMODATION

As stated previously Scott Lodge will be available . There are a few other possibilities if you don't fancy roughing it:-

Clova Hotel - approx 3 miles down the glen, does B&B (approx £40 pppn) and has a bunkhouse (£11pppn). Family rooms are available in the bunkhouse. We can also recommend the bar meals at the Clova Hotel. There are dog kennels on site, and well behaved dogs are welcomed in the climbers bar.

Drumshademuir caravan site - Just south of Kirriemuir (we think this is the closest caravan site to the event) £15 per night for caravans - £12 for tents

Kirriemuir Tourist Information has a list of B&Bs and hotels in the area. We shall be obtaining a copy of this so if you need any contact info - either e mail us or contact Kirrie Tourist info on 01575 574097 (Muirhouses farm B&B)

Please note though - the campsite on the map close to Scott Lodge is no longer open.

Beds booked at Scott Lodge :-

MAPS

Most of the new caches were set using

Landranger Series:-
Sheet 44:- Covers Glen Clova/Glen Doll/Glen Prosen
Sheet 54:- Kirriemuir/Glamis/Forfar Area

Explorer series:-
The area round the lodge and most of the higher level walks are covered by sheet 388 (Lochnagar, Glen Muick & Glen Clova)
Jocks Road is covered by sheets 388 and 387 (Glen Shee & Braemar)

CACHES

New caches for the event(to be updated)

PLUS

Gathering In The Glens - The bonus

  This last cache is a puzzle that needs teamwork from everyone attending the GITG2 to help solve. Inside a lot of the new caches you will find a piece of Jigsaw beside the logbook. Please bring that back with you to the BBQ on saturday night where hopefully the jigsaw will be assembled, then the bonus cache will reveal itself.

So lookout for the jigsaw pieces!

Emergency Contact:- There is NO mobile phone coverage at low level once you leave Kirriemuir. There is a telephone at Scott Lodge for INCOMING and emergency calls only. 01575 550238. (There is also an emergency phone at the ranger hut in the Glen Doll car park.)

MEMORY MAP DOWNLOAD available  HERE (New caches have icons - older ones blue dots)

Tomtom download    All caches in area   HERE

                              New caches only  HERE

All caches have been published - but please note they are not available for finding until Friday 24th