Staying near Braemar and with a good weather forecast I decided to climb the tors on Ben Avon. While researching the hill bagging web site (https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/) I noticed that I had an unclimbed minor hill to the north-west of Carn na Drochaide so decided to include it on this walk.[…]
An Socach from Glen Ey
On day two of my stay at The Knock, Inverey, Braemar, I set off from the accommodation and headed south up Glen Ey accompanied by a friend who was planning an easy day with a walk up the glen. It was a fairly effortless walk on a good vehicle track[…]
Graham, Creag Bhalg
I was residing with friends who had rented the property at The Knock in Inverey, Braemar, for a week to enable them to climb various Corbetts and Grahams in the area. I had climbed all of these notable hills, some several times, so on our first day I decided to[…]
East of Glen Clunie
My youngest daughter was keen to add to her Munro tally, still in single figures, so accompanied by her eldest son on his first Munro trip, we headed for Glen Clunie, south of Braemar. I parked in the small car park on the east side of the A93 just prior[…]
Back In Ardgour
This was my final day staying near Fort William so I decided to head back across to Ardgour. I parked on the verge of an old section of the A861 Corran to Strontain Road at Sallachan, the start of Glen Gour. I walked briefly north on the private road leading[…]
Meall nan Cleireach South of Fort William
Rain was forecasted for later in the morning so I decided on a short hill walk to the south of Fort William. I drove along the minor single track road, which terminated at Lundavra Farm, and parked off road to the east of the bridge over the River Klachnish. I[…]
Marilyn, Beinn Mheadhonach, from The West
There was a choice of starting points for the Marilyn, Beinn Mheadhonach. I disregarded the approach from the foot of Glen Etive which involved crossing over Beinn Trilleachan and the northerly approach from Glen Ure, settling for an approach from the west. I parked at the side of an old[…]
Cona Glen for a Graham Top
It was back along the A861 Kinlocheil to Corran Road this time to the east end of Cona Glen just north of the bridge of the River Scaddle and Cona River. Here there was parking for a few vehicles with this starting point avoiding Conaglen House. I walked along the[…]
Druim Leathad nan Fias from Glen Scaddle
The previous day I climbed the Graham, Stob Mhic Bheathain, from the north, so this walk was to bag the adjoining Marilyn, Druim Leathaad nan Fias, from the east. I had been up Cona Glen on my first ascent of Stob Mhic Bheathain returning over Druim Leathad nan Fias, but[…]
Stob Mhic Bheathain and its Tops
I needed to visit the Graham, Stob Mhic Bheathain, in my quest to complete a second round of Grahams but there was a dilemma as I also wished to include the Sub 2K Marilyn, Druim Leathad nam Fias, to the east and the two Graham Tops to the west. Without[…]