I parked on the south side of the A93 Ballater to Braemar Road beside the Garbh Allt Shiel footbridge, east of Invercauld. The gate giving access to the bridge was padlocked but using one of the bridge pillars I managed to clamber over the gate, walked across the bridge and[…]
Glen Cally
I parked on the east verge of the unclassified road just south of the bridge over the Burn of Cally in Glen Prosen, Angus, and walked across the bridge and onto the vehicle track going north-west where there were a couple of gates including one for pedestrians. Beyond I continued[…]
Lower Deeside
Strathgyle: Located in the Durris Forest, south-east of Crathes. I left my vehicle in the car park south of Hilton Farm and north-east of Strathgyle and walked along the forest tracks to below this Tump. I then worked my way clockwise round the hill initially on a good quality track,[…]
Deeside
An Creagan and Cnoc Chalmac: The start for the ascent of these Tumps was the B976 Crathie to Gairnshiel Road at the Right of Way to Tomintoul (Grid ref. NO260981) where I left my car. I walked north-west along the Right of Way, a vehicle track in good condition, descending[…]
Mearns
St John’s Knap: I parked at the side of the unclassified road north-east of the A92 at Roadside of Kinneff south of an un-tarred and unmapped vehicle track and walked north-east along this track to near its highpoint where I crossed a fence. Fortunately the electric wire wasn’t live. I[…]