Beans Hill: Located north of Peterculter in the City of Aberdeen this Tump was climbed from the minor road accessed off the B979 Peterculter to Westhill Road. I parked beside the Equestrian Centre then walked north across a stubble field to the summit of Beans Hill. The return was by[…]
Lower Deeside
Berry Top: This Tump was located south of Maryculter, south-west of Aberdeen, and was climbed from the east parking on the minor road south of the quarry lochan, accessed from the B979 Peterculter to Stonehaven Road. It was just the case of crossing a couple of fields to reach the[…]
Dava
Carn Ruigh Chorrach and Craig Tiribeg: We left my car on the minor road that runs between the A939 Nairn to Grantown of Spey Road and the B9007 Forres to Carrbridge Road at the south end of the trees surrounding Lochindorb Lodge. We then crossed the road and walked along[…]
Beinn Lochain
The start of this walk was Lettermay, south-west of the village of Lochgoilhead, on the west side of Loch Goil. We left the car just off the single track road at the start of the vehicle track leading to the houses at Lettermay then walked passed these houses and onto[…]
Beinn Maol Chaluim
I climbed this Corbett from Glen Etive, accessed from the A82 in Glen Coe, parking on an area of rough ground at the west side of the road north of Invercharnan at a gap between forests. (Grid Ref. NN148493). From there I ascended steeply north-west through rough vegetation onto the[…]
Ballachulish
Earlier in the day I climbed the Marilyn, Beinn Churalain in wet and misty weather but with an improvement in the conditions I was joined by a fellow resident of the self catering accommodation we were staying at in Ballachulish for an ascent of Am Meall. We parked in the[…]
Creagan
I parked at the side of the road east of the roundabout at Creagan on the A828 Glencoe to Connel Road and walked a short distance uphill on the unclassified road to Glen Creran where I had spotted a vehicle track while looking for a suitable starting point. Once over[…]
Gleann Leac na Muidhe
I parked in an area of rough ground on the north side of the A82 just east of Achnacon in Glen Coe. It was fairly early so the traffic on the main road was light as I walked west, unlike on my return when crossing the bridge over the Allt[…]
Loch Leven North
The plan was to climb the Corbett, Mam na Gualainn, on an east to west traverse starting from the B863 on the western outskirts of Kinlochmore at the head of Loch Leven. I obtained a lift to the start from some hill walking friends who were headed to the Mamore[…]
Loch Leven South
I parked on rough ground on the north side of the B863 Glencoe Village to Kinlochleven Road immediately west of the bridge over the Allt Gleann a’ Chaolais on the south side of Loch Leven. Once geared up we crossed this bridge then found the start of the rough and[…]