Hill walk routes to climb in SW Scotland - also coastal paths and National Scenic Areas with maps, pictures and other useful information based on extensive local knowledge
Around St Mary's Loch
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View back to Capper Law as we head for Tibbie Shiels Inn. View back to Capper Law as we head for Tibbie Shiels Inn. View back to Capper Law as we head for Tibbie Shiels Inn.

19 Above you can see how there is quite a wide verge to walk on at the side of the road. Notice the richness of the flowers on the banking beside it. That again is Capper Law in the picture that we are looking back to.
In the second picture we are looking east back towards Dryhope where we started today. You can see how much the Megget Water has already reached out into the loch.
I think the orange flowers in these three pictures are called Orange Hawkweed. It is interesting that in the British Columbia site that this link takes you to they are seen as "infesting" large areas, whereas in Britain they are seen as a plant to have in your garden. One man's meat is another man's poison!

Looking east along St Mary's Loch back towards Dryhope.
Orange Hawkweed by the roadside.
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