Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There is no public transport to the Angus Glens other than a limited school-bus service
along Glen Clova; ask at the tourist office in Kirremuir or Dundee for details.
GLEN ISLA
At Bridge of Craigisla at the foot of the glen is a spectacular, 24m waterfall called Reekie
Linn ; the name Reekie (Scottish for 'smoky') comes from the billowing spray that rises
from the falls.
A 5-mile walk beyond the road end at Auchavan leads into the wild and mountainous
upper reaches of the glen, where the Caenlochan National Nature Reserve protects rare
alpine flora on the high plateau.
GLEN PROSEN
Near the foot of Glen Prosen, 6 miles north of Kirriemuir, there's a good forest walk up to
the Airlie monument on Tulloch Hill (380m); start from the eastern road, about a mile
beyond Dykehead.
From Glenprosen Lodge, at the head of the glen, a 9-mile walk along the Kilbo Path
leads over a pass between Mayar (928m) and Driesh (947m), and descends to Glendoll
Lodge at the head of Glen Clova (allow five hours).
Prosen Hostel ( 01575-540238; www.prosenhostel.co.uk ; per person £20; year
round; ) is an 18-bed bunkhouse with excellent facilities (including a red squirrel view-
ing area in the lounge). It's 7 miles up the glen, just beyond Prosen village, but there's no
public transport.
GLEN CLOVA
The longest and loveliest of the Angus Glens stretches north from Kirriemuir for 20 miles,
broad and pastoral in its lower reaches but growing narrower and craggier as the steep,
heather-clad Highland hills close in around its head.
The minor road beyond the Glen Clova Hotel ends at a Forestry Commission car park
at Glen Doll with a visitor centre ( 9am-6pm Apr-Sep, to 4.30 Oct-Mar) and picnic
area , which is the trailhead for a number of strenuous walks through the hills to the north.
Jock's Road is an ancient footpath that was much used by cattle drovers, soldiers,
smugglers and shepherds in the 18th and 19th centuries; 700 Jacobite soldiers passed this
way during their retreat in 1746, en route to defeat at Culloden. From the car park the path
strikes west along Glen Doll, then north across a high plateau (900m) before descending
steeply into Glen Callater and on to Braemar (15 miles; allow five to seven hours). The
route is hard going and should not be attempted in winter; you'll need OS 1:50,000 maps
numbers 43 and 44.
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