The recent spates have resulted in a significant bank failure on the south bank just upstream of the edge of Damhead Woods (the wood and plantation you enter from the B913 at Rackmill. This has rendered the path unusable.

This is a Clackmannanshire Council Core Path [Core Path 181], so the local Core Path team and Access Forum have been notified and a suggested alternative route made. For the time being the alternative is to follow the old railway from the woods until you meet the path from Blairingone [Core Path 176] which will bring you back to the Rackmill to Vicars Bridge path by the River

It is likely that this will need to be a permanent diversion, as it is unlikely that there will be a simple or economic solution to stabilising this short section of bank. With a wee bit of guile and a bit of route planning, this should have no impact on angling this section of river.

Map courtesy of Clackmannanshire Council’ s Core Path Plan Clackmannanshire Core Paths Plan, Map 4 – 8 (clacks.gov.uk)