Woke up to windy and rainy weather, so we decided to do a bit of hiking and go for a drive. We drove to Loch Morlich, in the Glenmore Forest Park and bought a hiking map at the visitor’s center. A really nice guy named Allan sold us a map and recommended we give the Ryvoan Hike a whirl. The Ryvoan hike is 4.5 miles and generally takes a couple hours to do. We decided to extend the hike a couple miles by going over the Ryvoan Pass to Loch Gharbh-choire.
We then drove out to the Macallan Distillary, but missed the last tour. We tasted a couple samples in the Macallan gift shop and then bought some very expensive scotch. They had a special casking at Easter this year, whereby only a certain number number of bottles were produced.
Finished the day with dinner at a fantastic pizza joint, and a drenching 6 mile run. Dinner at La Taverna was particularly delightful. We had a creamed spinach with poached egg and pizza with cheese and capers. And, of course, half pints of local cider!
Trailhead Sign
Start of Ryvoan Trek
30 minutes into the Hike
90 minutes into the Hike
Starting to Descend to Ryvoan Pass
Clare at Loch Uaine
Loch Uaine
Descending the far side of Ryvoan Pass (Leaving Glenmore Forest)
Sign Saying We’re Entering Abernethy Park
Cairgorm Mountain Profile at Visitor’s Center
Reindeer Exhibit
Dennis at Macallan Distillery
A Sample of Macallan
Tags: Glenmore Forest Park, Macallan, Ryvoan Trek, Scotch, Scotland