Spent a few days in the vacinity of the Ballachulish branch last week, a fair amount of which can now be cycled and walked along. Strangely this did not provide the same lure as looking at pics of the old railway operating.

This is an unusal phenomenon for me as I often find visiting the sites prove to be more interesting than the old photos. I think I might have come to the conclusion that because of the location in relation to the 'tourist traps' of the West Coast may have dulled the attraction in a way that the Waverley and more Northerly and North Easterley routes in Scotland seem a little more off the beaten track.

Certainly the Speyside lines and The Waverley route are for more attractive walking/cycling destinations as the Ballachulish cycle route runs and will run for much part next to high speed/improved road which has encroached onto the old railway alignment.

Interestingly enough the recycled railtrack has better surfacing condition than many of the A-roads in Argyll!