Walk: The spoils of Inverinan

📌 Inverinan, Argyll & Bute
★★

Designated as a Nature Trail on some O.S. maps but unsignposted on the ground, this spidery circuit contours the banks of the Abhainn Fionan and its many tributaries, all the while in the shade of the Inverinan Forest. There are a few views of Loch Awe on the ascent, and an attractive waterfall to look out for underneath a high footbridge, but most of all, this is a route from which to savour the sights and sounds of unspoiled flora and fauna – probably with no-one else around.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish on minor road, Inverinan village centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 998176

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.307981,-5.237971

🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Inverinan

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 4 km / 2 mi | ▲ 130 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr

Features: 🌳 Inverinan Forest; 🌊 Abhainn Fionain & waterfall

⬤ Moderate | Undulating tracks & paths, sometimes a bit overgrown. Burn to cross on boulders.

➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – cross Allt a’ Chreagain on boulders – footbridge over Abhainn Fionain at waterfall – cross Allt Fearna – Inverinan Farm – start

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: A very tame field mouse, fish, tadpoles & a dipper. Some midges at the car park. A jay seen about a mile away later in the day.

Weather: 13°C, overcast but mostly dry with just a little drizzle.

June 2021