A caching trail located in the peaceful Glen Artney. The route on the north bank of the river covers a wide variety of terrain.The glen is a haven for wildlife. The 7 mile route starts/finishes from the parking at Dalrannoch (opposite side of river from Cultybraggan camp) and the parking at Glen Artney Church on the road to the south of the river.
Described here from the parking at the Linn before Dalrannoch Farm the trail extends up to the old bridge over the Ruchill. There is no parking at that end. Options are to leave a car at Glen Artney Church and walk down the south side road from the bridge or walk back along the trail on the north bank of the river. The head of Glen Artney would be an alternative start to the trail.
From the parking walk up the tarmac road to the farm at Dalrannoch. At the farm look out for the Horse Gin House on the left past the barn. This dates from the late 18th or early 19th century and would have housed a wheel or gin which was turned by a horse walking around in a circle. A belt from the wheel would have been fed into the adjacent barn to provide power for machinery such as a threshing machine.
Beyond the tarmac road the track continues through fields often with sheep in them. Please ensure you close all gates.
Few people live in Glen Artney today and the area is a peaceful haven for walkers with a choice of walking routes and relatively few cars on the road to the South of the river. The glen was once an ancient royal deer forest that supplied venison to the Sovereigns of Scotland at Holyrood, Dunfermline and Falkland.
Please note if you have a dog, they need to be kept controlled and on a lead as there are a number of fields with livestock and pheasants. Stalking takes place on the hills from August to March so please keep to paths. Whilst most of the trail is on good landrover tracks a certain portion of can be boggy even in drier weather
please replace cache carefully