Glen Sherup Horseshoe
Date: 09 June 2024
Leader: Bernadette D
Grade: B
Number on walk: 13
Length 16.3 km. Ascent 630 m.
Hills climbed: Innerdownie, Whitewisp Hill, Tarmangie Hill, Ben Shee.
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Our group soon after starting and about to start the ascent of Innerdownie. The first of the four hills we intended to climb
Approaching the top of Innerdownie with Loch Leven and the Lomond Hills visible in the distance
Nearing the summit of Whitewisp Hill. The second of the four hills we intended to climb
The view looking East from Whitewisp Hill across Loch Leven
The Lomond Hills are on the left and Benarty Hill to the right of Loch Leven. To the right of Benarty Hill the Bass Rock and North Berwick Law can just be seen
Leaving Whitewisp Hill behind we ascend the third and highest Hill of the day – Tarmangie Hill
The last hill of the day – Ben Shee
The white areas visible in the photograph are the seed heads of Bog Cotton. Glensherup reservoir can be seen to the right of Ben Shee
The view looking West from Ben Shee
Upper and Lower Glendevon reservoirs can be seen and the peaks of Stuc a’ Chroin and Ben Vorlich can also be seen directly above the Lower reservoir
Crossing the Glensherup Reservoir dam near the end of our walk
This reservoir was built by Dunfermline Corporation Water Works and opened in 1880