Angus Glen Walking Festival
The award winning Angus Glens Walking Festival (AGWF) has launched its 2007 programme, offering 24 spectacular guided walks over four days from 31 May to 3 June 2007.
The festival is based in Kirriemuir, the gateway to the superb Angus Glens and birthplace of Peter Pan author JM Barrie. Festival walkers can enjoy some of Scotland’s most scenic and peaceful glens including Glens Isla, Prosen, Clova, Doll, Lethnot and Esk. Many of the walks offer the chance to glimpse a wide range of birdlife including the majestic golden eagle, peregrine falcon, dotterel, capercaillie, grouse and ptarmigan, as well as other wildlife such as the red squirrel, adder, roe deer and red deer.
Walks have been graded to allow visitors to select those that are most suitable for their level of fitness, with detailed descriptions of each walk included in the programme. Each walk will be led by experienced mountain leaders and countryside rangers who work and live locally and who will be able to enhance the walking experience with their knowledge of local history, wildlife and land use. Some walks are already fully booked so people are encouraged to book now.
Particular highlights of the AGWF include the Red Deer Ramble in Glen Esk; guided walks to Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve with its collection of rare and nationally important alpine plants; opportunities to climb a number of Munros including Mount Keen, Scotland’s most easterly Munro; and the famous ‘Jock’s Road’ from Braemar to Glen Doll.
Walkers can also enjoy some evening entertainment including a BBQ with traditional music in the beautiful setting of Lochside Lodge near the Loch of Lintrathen, some 'Tales of the Angus Glens' and a Ceilidh Supper at Northmuir Hall, Kirriemuir.
Programmes can be obtained and guided walks booked through the Festival’s booking agent, VisitScotland Angus and Dundee, by calling in to their offices at 21 Castle Street, Dundee, DD1 3AA, calling +44 (0) 1382 527527 or by emailing: walkingfestival@angusanddundee.co.uk.
Businesses also have the opportunity to display their own promotional material at the event centre; this can also be organised through the Castle Street offices. More news about the festival, including the new brochure, is available at www.angusanddundee.co.uk/walkingfestival
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