This attractive, circular riverside walk is topped and tailed by two historic bridges. As you stroll by the Blackwater river, you’re walking in the footsteps of soldiers – and cows! Silverbridge is part of an ancient route used by cattle herders on their way to the markets in the south.
The high-arched bridge at Little Garve was part of a military road built between Contin and the west coast at Poolewe around 250 years ago. It’s known as Wade’s Bridge, but it was built by Wade’s successor, Major William Caulfeild. Look out for brown trout in the pools below the bridge.
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Climb this isolated Munro or enjoy the native woodland on its lower slopes
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Short walks rewarded with spectacular waterfall views
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Small picturesque loch set within sloping birch and oakwoods
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