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Ok, I am sick of walking around Tarfside and would like to take the school group I run (coastal Angus) a little further afield. Does anyboy have any suggestions for a wee change? Perthshire of Fife would be ace.

In reply to duckman:

Any clues on time, distance, terrain or altitude limitations?

In reply to duckman:

Whatever happened to participants choosing routes? I thought the point of d of e was to encourage independence, not just to send them off on a standard route.

In reply to OMR:

I am an ML,but Angus council don't like Bronze groups above 600m. I am expecting them to do approx 20-25k over the two days.

"Whatever happened to participants choosing routes? I thought the point of d of e was to encourage independence, not just to send them off on a standard route."

I can't really comment,as in the 11 years I have been doing it,we have given them two points on a map and told them to plan a route between one and the other,which is what I could be doing this year. Perhaps you have a area you can suggest for a change?

In reply to duckman:
What about looking at parts of The Cateran Trail ... or even go to the Council and ask for a look at previous "approved" routes for a wee bit inspiration ... after all they must have loads on file.

In reply to rubble: I don't know the Cateran Trail but DofE isn't supposed to used waymarked trails e.g. the pennine way is out of bounds.

In reply to duckman:

Obviously not in Perthshire or Fife, but Ochils?

In reply to duckman:
Not sure if the Cateran Trail is a waymarked one. It's listed on this website, as are a number of recognised (but not necessarily waymarked) routes. http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/

In reply to duckman:

Dollar or Tillicoultry to Blackford, over the Ochils, with a camp somewhere about Maddy Moss, is quite a standard Bronze venture. Feels quite wild for youngsters who haven't been much in the hills, but has safe exit routes.