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Head up to Glenmore and Ryvoan, then go past Forest Lodge to pick up the track to Dorback. That way, you avoid the puddle (now lake) of certain doom.
Looking through old threads, tweaking a route I'm planning for early September (not the Cairngorm Loop, a butchered gravel variant of).
I hear chat of puddles of doom and multiple crossings of the same river (Burn of Brown?).
Is it best to head north of Ryvoan to Forest Lodge to cross the Nethy, as opposed to the obvious ford shown just east of the memorial stone? The Forest Lodge crossing adds 5km to a long day, but if it's easier/continuous going rather than a boggy stramash then I'll take it. I *think* Scotroutes was referring to this crossing as a Puddle of Certain Doom?
Or is the puddle of doom actually the marshy looking section east of Eag Mhor? I liked the look of this wee notch but again, not if it means half an hour of boggy pushing afterwards...
The multiple crossings of Burn of Brown seem to be necessary evil if you don't want to follow the main road for a long section?
Ta
The PoCD is on the wee road north of Craiggowrie. It is no longer an obstacle as a kind-hearted local has built a lovely boardwalk around it.
Personally, I'd take the Ryvoan option between Inverdruie and Forest Lodge and then use the bridge. Once across the Nethy, the CL route takes a lovely bit of singletrack up a wee hill. If it's very wet you might want to stick to the landie track. You'll have one additional small burn to cross going this way.
There are two approaches to the Burn of Brown. If the river is low and you don't mind getting wet, fire straight up the middle of the glen and take the 5/6 fords. Otherwise, cross early and fight your way through the bushes and trees on the right side of the river.
Nice, thanks Colin. So PoCD was never on my route, and the others sound relatively inconsequential in the scheme of things.
Wet feet I can live with, fighting through bushes and trees sounds like absolute last resort...
Ta