Hills West of The River Grudie

The starting point for this outing was the lay-by on the A832 Garve to Achnasheen Road opposite the vehicle track to Fannich Lodge. Once across the main road I walked north-west along this tarred private road as it rose north-west through the trees and passed a new communications tower. After[…]

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Graham Tops from The Slochd

I left my vehicle beside the Slochd Ski Centre, accessed from an old section of the A9 south-east of Inverness, and walked across the railway bridge then south on a vehicle track through the forest, gradually losing some height. On reaching the house at Insharn I went right through a[…]

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Glenlivet Tumps

Carn na h-Iolhaire – I parked at the side of a passing place on the minor road leading to Chapeltown, just east of the B9008 Tomintoul to Glenlivet Road, crossed a tied down gate and climbed fairly steeply up the edge of a grassy field. En-route I was approached by[…]

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Marilyn Creag nam Mial

I decided to climb the Marilyn, Creag nam Mial, from the east so I drove north on the A924 Bridge of Cally to Kirkmichael Road parking opposite the entrance to Pitcarmick House. I then headed towards this property descending to cross the bridge over the River Ardle then south towards[…]

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