Day 1 - Cowal - Pucks Glen

Our group of Volunteer Rangers explored the Pucks Glen path which is situated on the Cowal Peninsula between Benmore and Cothouse. Puck’s Glen is deservedly the most famous short walk on the Cowal Peninsula. This dark and atmospheric trail is a magical experience full of tumbling burn, cross-crossed by bridges and is enclosed by rocky walls heavily hung with mosses and overshadowed by dense trees. The clear waymarked paths continues uphill, through a mixed woodland planted by the Estate in 1870 and the steep and narrow gorge is interwoven with waterfalls and shallow rock pools spanned by arched wooden bridges. The path up Puck's Glen was built by the Youngers brewing family but fell into disrepair before being restored in 1986. Our journey finished by walking back through the forest to the car park. David Igoe, Andy MacIntosh, Derek Kenney & Lauren Stewart