In the image above you see Beauly on the right. The loch is the body of water on the left side of the map. The start of the path to the loch was very close to our house and started as a logging road through a forest. It was interesting seeing where the forest was logged and how the landscape differed along the walk. There were areas of old forest, new forest, and areas recently logged with barely any new growth yet.
On the way there the hike was mostly uphill, although not a steep uphill climb. The hike offered some excellent views of Beauly from above. After about 60 to 90 minutes we made it to the loch and were well rewarded with some beautiful views! Here are a few of our pictures along this hike.
We spent some time skipping rocks on the shore of the loch. Above is a picture of me, in action, skipping a rock, as well as one of my oldest daughter. This quickly became a theme on our trip. Whenever we stopped at a body of water, there was a competition as to who could get the most skips from a single rock! LOL!
The other nice thing about this walk is you are off the beaten path. There was no one else along this hike, both there and back. The hike itself is not a tourist hotspot and is mostly visited by locals out for a nice walk (or horse ride). If you find yourself in Beauly, you can't go wrong on this relatively short hike. It's quicker coming back as you are walking downhill. I think in total we were gone for about 2.5 hours. A very nice morning hike to kick off our day.
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