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I’m always looking for new places to explore in Scotland and yesterday I decided to head to Glen Clova amongst the Angus Glens as part of a 260 odd mile trip around eastern Scotland.

The weather here has been dire over the past few days but I spotted a window of opportunity that suggested I’d not get much more than a light shower or two and was pleasantly surprised when the day continued in dry if not overcast conditions.

The day started before nine as I headed north over the Forth and then east around Fife before heading north around Dundee to stop for photo’s at Glamis Castle, which I’d never seen before.

This was followed by a gentle run through Kirriemuir and up Glen Clova to a decent lunch at the Glen Clova Hotel.

Unusually for me I had no pre-planned route for the day but as I re-traced my route as far as Kirriemuir, I was in no mood to take the most direct route back to Edinburgh.

Instead I headed west through Blairgowrie, Dunkeld & Amulree before turning for home through Auchterarder, past Knockhill & over the Forth Bridge once more.

Having lived in Scotland for 9 years or so it’s becoming increasingly difficult to discover new routes & destinantions but yesterday proved there are still lots of pleasant surprises to be had.

• Images may be found here.
• Track logs may be found here.