I parked on an area of rough pasture on the west side of the A836 Alnaharra to Tongue Road just south of Loch Loyal Lodge, which was under renovation. I walked west across the rough grass then through some dead bracken to reach the north bank of the Allt Liath.[…]
Tarfside
I left my vehicle in the car park at Tarfside in Glen Esk and walked south-east along the public road to immediately east of Cairncross Cottage where I left the road and walked north along a vehicle track which led to a house by-passing it to the east. I then[…]
Glen Lethnot
I left my car on the grass verge at the east side of the single track road in Glen Lethnot, north of Craigendowie Cottage, crossed the road and walked north-west up a vehicle track. The start of this track had initially been used to remove trees from nearby woodland but[…]
Haugh of Glass
I headed to Haugh of Glass located between Huntly and Duffotwn to climb a few Tumps. The first one, Brown Hill, was located to the south-east of this hamlet. I parked at the end of the public road south of Auchinhandoch then walked up the side of a barbed wire[…]
Haugh of Glass
I parked up at the side of the minor road leading from Cabrach to Haugh of Glass north-east of Backside Farm and walked west then north-west along a vehicle track and into a field of cattle. To avoid these beasts I headed along the edge of the forest, went through[…]
Huntly
South-west of Huntly was the Tump, Clashmach Hill. With permission I parked at the end of the unclassified road accessed off the A96 Huntly By-Pass at the local mart. I walked up a fenced off path, lower down bounded by gorse bushes, then later a deer fence on its upper[…]
Tongue
The plan was to climb the Corbett, An Caisteal on Ben Loyal, but it was too windy and the hill was in cloud so instead I decided to ascend the Sub 2K Marilyn, Ben Hutig, located to the north-west of the village of Tongue. I drove along the coastal route[…]
Durness
The starting point for the ascent of the Corbetts, Beinn Spionnaidh and Cranstackie was opposite the house, Carbreck, on the A838 Rhiconich to Durness Road in the Far North-West. Immediately to the east and at the start of the vehicle track leading to Rhigolter Farm there was an area of[…]
Heading North
Heading for the North-West Highlands I planned to stop off and climb some hills en-route the first being Carn Sgriob located to the north of the A938 Dulnain Bridge to Carrbridge Road. I drove up the single track road and parked just south of Achnahannet Farm then walked along an[…]