Glentrool Midden

29^th March 2016

Got up early and headed down to Glentrool this morning. As we arrived at the visitor’s centre I was a little surprised at the state of the car- park. Sitting in the car looking out over the area all I could see was a lot of rubbish strewn everywhere. Some caught up in the grass at the sides and piles sitting as if it had been dumped out of vehicles.

     

As we got ready to start our ride the Forest Warden arrived. He got out of his van and emptied the ticket machines and then walked over to a pile of rubbish shook his head and went back to his van for a smoke. 

Loch Trool from Green Torr

        

View from Green Torr

We did the Blue Route which took us about an hour. When we returned, the warden was gone and the rubbish was still everywhere. I always thought that litter picking was part of his job.

The rubbish annoyed me so much that I picked it up and put it in the bin. People are so lazy and wrapped up in their own little world that they don’t seem to care what or where they throw rubbish it’s just so disgusting, I sometimes wonder what kind of midden they live in.

Stroan Bridge

River next to Cafe

All in all it was a good trail ride and the weather was fine but alas the café was closed so no coffee and toastie today.