Cunninghame ramblers mid week walk .Hurlford to Galston circular.June 2014

Walk leaders briefing

Home of the Scottish Junior Cup winners

Pause for discussion on the banks of the River Irvine.

Some of this years calfs

My goodness what is that in the water

it is a car!!!

miners cottages have now become des res.

We came across 30 Canada Geese in a field

He is always happier on his own

SPOT THE NEW FLUORESCENT SHIRT!!

Free range hens

Remains of Loudoun Kirk

a well known blogger goes by this name

Lunch on a bridge parapet

now we are on a well known path

makes for easy walking

until we took a diversion

group enjoying the sunshine

Miss Piggy was our leader (she keeps pigs)

Today Cunninghame ramblers met at Hurlford (home of the Scottish junior cup winners) for an 8 mile circular walk to Galston. 21 of us left on a cloudy morning with a forecast of some sunny spells later on. We made our way along the River Irvine sometimes on tracks and also on hard roads until we came to the ruins of Loudoun Kirk where our leader gave us a brief resume of its history. Lunch was taken on the outskirts of Galston before joining the Sir Chris Hoy cycle way for the last few miles back the start in warm glorious sunshine to end a fine walk. Thanks again to our leader who was ably assisted by her sister today for an excellent walk along the riverside with an excellent group of ramblers. Thanks.

South Ayrshire Ramblers. Galston circular. April 2013

Lovely view out to Arran.

Unusual place for a coffee stop!

Cheer up!!

One of many stops to admire the views.

Lots of new born calfs in this field.

Today's group at Gallowlaw Cairn

I told the leader "head up not chest out"

Yesterday Saturday April 27th I travelled by bus to Galston where I met up with South Ayrshire Ramblers for a 9 mile circular walk in the hills above the town. 26 of us left from the car park at Barr Castle on a lovely sunny morning firstly to a woodland walk alongside the Haymouth Burn taking us up to a garden centre at Threepwood where we had a wee coffee stop. Once suitably refreshed we did some road walking towards the Darvel TV transmitter to get to our next goal which was a memorial cairn to the covenanters at Gallowlaw . One or two fences had to be negotiated so that we could avoid cattle who  were grazing in the fields. After a lunch stop at the cairn it was a nice pleasant road walk back down to the town passing  many large houses with their stables in the garden  for the childrens horses. Thanks to the leader for a very interesting and informative walk, it is always a pleasure to join this happy group.