A marathon distance run, starting and finishing at the Affric River car park. Driving there, it felt like the middle of nowhere, so it was quite unexpected to find ourselves in the middle of a massive film set - The Woman in Cabin 10 !
It was my first time in Glen Affric, and I absolutely loved it. We'd just missed the peak of the autumn colours, but it was still outrageously stunning, to the point it was difficult to know what to look at, in the kaleidoscope of yellow and orange leaves, mountains, water and skies. Especially striking, were the rowan trees with a pop of red from their berries to be found by each river.
We found a route around Loch Affric on the Walk Highlands website and combined this with 16 miles along the Affric Kintail Way.
The route included some excellent bogs and river crossings (with several new contenders for my Bog Calendar 2025) along the trails, plus about 3000 feet of ascent. A good workout, but surrounded by amazing scenery, the miles flew by.
It was my 85th "non-official" marathon/ultra distance run, and it was wonderful!
Photo Albumn.....
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