📌 Garve, Highland
★★★
Surely one of the most attractive rivers in the Highlands, the Black Water cuts a rocky route through undulating hillside north of Garve. Rogie Falls are the most well-known sight in this area, but this short amble further upstream gets you closer to the river bank for most of the walk, with a delightful series of rapids to gaze upon. An impressive, arched bridge allows a return on the opposite bank to complete the circuit. On a sunny day it’d be easy to spend hours here visiting every little pool and waterfall.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Silverbridge, A835 2 mi north of Garve
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NH 402640
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.637423,-4.678519
🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Gorstan (0.5 mi), or better service to Garve (1.5 mi)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 50 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Black Water, rapids & bridges
⬤ Easy | Clear, narrow footpaths, occasionally rocky.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – bridge at Little Garve via east bank – return to start via west bank. Route waymarked in blue & on map 🔗 here (Two Bridges Trail)
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Dippers, numerous other small birds.
Weather: Cool and mainly overcast, with a light rain shower at the start.
May 2015
