Contin to the Rogie Falls
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Our view
"Through mixed pinewoods to a salmon-leaping waterfall"
Walk directions
At the end of the car park, pick up a wide path, with the river down left heard but not yet seen. Where red waymarkers turn back right, keep ahead on a rougher path with deer head markers. It bends up right beside a stream to a forest road. Turn left, signed ‘Garve’, and in 80yds (73m) bear left, on a track heading slightly downhill.
Go on for 600yds (549m), when a small track down to the left is signed ‘Rogie Falls’. At its foot, cross a spectacular footbridge below the falls. Turn right, upstream, past a viewpoint onto a smaller path. This has green waymarkers and after 0.25 miles (400m) bends left, away from the river. It rambles back to the left through rocky ground to a junction with a much wider path. Turn up right, to Rogie Falls car park.
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Additional information
Terrain
- Waymarked paths and tracks
Landscape
- Plantation, wild forest and riverside
Dog friendliness
- Good on woodland paths
Parking
- Forest car park north of Contin
Toilets en route
- At start and Rogie Falls car parks
About the walk
Stand on the bridge at Rogie Falls between July and September, when the river’s fairly full, and you might catch a glimpse of a leaping salmon. It’s a thrilling sight to see a 3ft (1m) long fish attempting to swim up against the force of the water. Eventually it’ll make it, or else discover the...
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