out and about - 2017
06 April 2017 ............ Up on The Knock
By evening there was quite a bit of cloud around - but it was a strange sort of rolls of cloud coming across from the west, and the sun was managing to find a few gaps between the rolls of cloud, and lighting up patches of the countryside.
So I went for a trip up the Knock, to see what kind of view I would get - it was quite good, with excellent visibility, and worth the trip.
There are too many trees on the the Knock, and on the first, lower summit you have to find a viewpoint through the trees.
With the excellent visibility there was a good view across to the Lomond Hills, nicely framed by a Larch tree and a Birch tree.
I then did something I have never done before, I continued on to the northeast and up to the higher summit - sounds like a good idea - but it isn`t very nice, because the upper summit is covered in very dense old conifers, and it is quite dark and spooky walking through them.
The path goes right over the summit, and there in the middle of the trees there is a cairn at the top of the hill.
No view though, just trees, trees, trees, and down at ground level there is no sign of life, just old pine needles and tree trunks.
And so down the other side, and eventually getting out from the trees, and a much better view across to the Lomond Hills, the rolling clouds, and the odd patches of sunshine.
Back down the track on the northwest side of the Knock, and to begin with, a good view across to Ben Vorlich, which was just about clear of cloud.
The track soon gets surrounded by trees, so not much of a view for a while, but eventually you escape the trees, and get a final view of the Loch Turret area, before the track curves round the hill and you lose all the view.
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