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Glen Tilt and The Falls of Tarf An ancient Glen with a considerable amount of history and also a nice gradient for cycling back down, was the pick of the afternoon as I became child free for five hoursJ Having just an afternoon, and the fact that it was blowing a hoolie on the high tops I decided that I wanted to visit and photograph the Falls of Tarf. I had been up the Glen on a number of occasions to Carn a’ Chlamain but had never ventured to the Falls… Having recently read Alex Roddies excellent work – The Atholl Expedition, I decided I wanted to have a look further up the Glen… So, having dropped the kids off in rural Perthshire for an afternoon with their grand parents, I set on heading for Blair Atholl. However for the second time in a week, progress was brought to a halt south of Pitlochry as the traffic works added about 30minutes to my journey and reduced my time in TGO!! I eventually reached the Glen Tilt car park, unloaded my gear and set off… The wind was blowing a few light showers through but nothing too bad… Familiar sights came and went (Marble Lodge and the two bridges) and I was soon passing by Forrest Lodge. The only time I had been this far up the Glen was to bag An Sgarsoch and its neighbour many moons ago. I remember the journey back being super-fast and very enjoyable and was confident I could return down the Glen much quicker than I ascended it!!! Soon the Glen narrowed and the River Tilt was forced into a straight course, a curving to the north and I knew I wasn’t too far from the falls J I left the bike about 200metres shy of the falls and continued on foot waiting for the bridge and falls to come into sight. I was now well behind schedule and realised I was in the middle of nowhere, however I was confident I could make my time up on the descent? The Falls were cracking but I didn’t have much time so I set about getting some footage which almost proved expensive!! As I took the drone up the Falls I noticed a black shape circling above it – an eagle was eying up the drone. I quickly brought it back down an decided to try and get some photos. The light wasn’t great but I did what I could before time eventually caught up with me….. Running back to the bike I still had confidence in a speedy run down the Glen – WRONG!! The head wind was ferocious and I am sure I was cycling harder downhill than I was on the way up!! Haha Anyhoos got back to the car – rather tired then another sit in traffic on the A9 before collecting the kid sJ I will return and make sure I have more time – looks like a cracking spot to wild camp too…. Short Video from previous wild camp up the Glen....
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Amy Elizabeth
4/30/2017 06:18:06 pm
I'm a new Twitter follower and found this blog through Twitter after watching your recent Teallach video. All so amazingly beautiful. I've only visited Scotland once, this past March for two weeks, researching some family history. Next visit goals include seeing some of these awesome spots and hopefully, doing some hiking myself. Incredible footage! Videos are breath-taking!
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