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Mill Dam

Date ... Friday, 2 January 2009
Distance ... 9.5 miles
Ascent ... 1450 feet
Time ... 4 hours 20 mins
Weather ... 2ºC, light winds, cloudy with some sunny spells and dry
Summits ... None
Start ... Loch of Craiglush - roadside parking (NO045447)
Maps ... Ordnance Survey - Explorer Nº386 (1:25,000) or Landranger Nº52 (1:50,000)


The route map of our walk

The route map of our walk

Heading up the forest track from the parking area towards Mill Dam

Heading up the forest track from the parking area towards Mill Dam

The lonely farm of Birkenburn

The lonely farm of Birkenburn

Approaching Mill Dam

Approaching Mill Dam

A frozen Mill Dam

A frozen Mill Dam

Looking back down on Mill Dam as we climbed towards Loch Ordie

Looking back down on Mill Dam as we climbed towards Loch Ordie

Heading along the moorland tracks to Loch Ordie, Ben Vrackie can be seen in the distance

The River Tay valley

The River Tay valley

Loch Ordie lodge

Loch Ordie lodge

Loch Ordie

Loch Ordie

The outflow of Loch Ordie

The outflow of Loch Ordie

Another shot of Loch Ordie, this one from the other side of the loch to before

Another shot of Loch Ordie, this one from the other side of the loch to before

Loch Ordie

Loch Ordie

Rosie, Holly and Tim having fun in Dowally Burn

Rosie, Holly and Tim having fun in Dowally Burn

Heading back towards Mill Dam

Heading back towards Mill Dam

Tim decided he wasn't cold enough and went back in the burn for another 
	dip!

Tim decided he wasn't cold enough and went back in the burn for another dip!

Dowally Loch

Dowally Loch

Walking along towards Mill Dam under the crags of Craig Loch

Walking along towards Mill Dam under the crags of Craig Loch

Rotmell Loch

Rotmell Loch