LYLE KIRK - WALKING GROUP
PROGRAMME - 2013

Saturday 15th June - 08.30
Three Lochs Way - Arrochar to Loch Sloy and Inveruglas
A new name for a series of quite well known walks put together in a trail. This is the last section from Tarbet station through Glen Loin with diversion up to Loch Sloy and down to finish at Inveruglas on Loch Lomond - approx 9 miles

Saturday 6th July - 08.30
Blantyre (David Livingstone Centre) and Bothwell Castle
This is a short and fairly level walk but with time to visit two places of interest-The David Livingstone Centre at Blantyre (in this bicentenary year) and Bothwell Castle across the Clyde

Sunday 18th August - 12.45(Newark Street)
Jaw Reservoir and Cochno Hill
Starting from behind Hardgate just across the north side of the Erskine Bridge into the Kilpatrick Hills to two reservoirs (Jaw and Greenside ) and the hill between them(around 300 metres)- paths and tracks - around 6 miles

Saturday 14th September - 08.30
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
Back to Lanarkshire to the well-preserved industrial village and the River Clyde on a smaller scale than we are used to but with impressive waterfalls - approx 6 miles

Saturday 19th October -08.30
John Muir Way - Gullane to North Berwick
Another section of this path in East Lothian named after the early environmentalist from Dunbar - from farmland to seashore - fairly level -approx 7 miles

Notes
1.Saturday walks meet at 08.30 at Esplanade building. Sunday walks as indicated.
2. Some members of the group may be participating in the Erskine Bridge Cross which is a sponsored walk organized by Christian Aid on the afternoon of Saturday 27th April.  As its name suggests this involves crossing and re-crossing the Erskine Bridge a number of times and it also links with a walkway on the south side of the bridge at Erskine known locally as the Boden Boo. Any members of the group wishing to participate please contact
Jimmy Fisher as soon as possible.

3. Most of our walks this year are trails or paths rather than bigger hills but it was felt that we should offer the opportunity of tackling at least one more substantial hill in the course of the year. A provisional date of Saturday 20th July is suggested for this venture and a destination of Ben Venue (overlooking Loch Katrine). If enough people are interested we will go ahead on that date or move to a more suitable date.

4. New members of the group are very welcome and it is not expected that you are committed to coming along on every trip. People come when they are free and the walk interests them. For further information please speak to myself, Jessie McKillop or Robert Todd.

Jimmy Fisher
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Some pics from the Lyle Kirk Walking Group's first event of the year 2012.
After a most enjoyable drive in bright sunshine through beautiful scenery, the group stopped for morning coffee at Inverary, before proceeding with their walk - a relatively easy circular trek of around six miles from the shores of Loch Fyne to Auchindrain, and back by a different route.
The outing was, as usual, well organised by Group Leader and Chief Guide Jimmy Fisher.
Reporter and Photographer David Mackinnon