I parked on the verge opposite Thain Road, Whitebridge, on the B862 Inverness to Fort Augustus Road, then walked north along this road for a couple of hundred metres to the start of a vehicle track. Once through the gate I briefly walked east to a slight left hand bend[…]
Hills Around Loch Fleet
Cnoc Odhar – I parked at the side of the access road leading to Cambusavie Farm which was located on the south side of the A9 south of Golspie. I walked briefly west on the A9, (several sharp bends in this section of the road) crossed it into a field[…]
North and North-West of Invermoriston
In January of this year I climbed a few of the hills to the north-east of Invermoriston so on this trip the plan was to climb Carn Mor to the north and include some of the hills to the north-west. Invermoriston is located on the A82 Inverness to Fort William[…]
East of Dava
I parked at the edge and start of the access track leading to the old Dava Station, located on the east side of the A940 Grantown to Forres Road immediately north-east of its junction with the A939 road to Nairn, and walked towards the old station, this being part of[…]
East of Ben Vrackie
Carn Dubh, Carn Geal, Meall Breac and Creag Spardain – Parked at the edge of an extended passing place on south side of the A924 Pitlochry to Kirkmichael Road, east of the ruin at Badyo, (NN986614) crossed the road and walked north up a grassy vehicle track. The track soon[…]
Hills North-West Fife
Lindores Hill – Thick mist greeted my arrival in Fife so looking for a starting point for some of my planned hills wasn’t going to be easy. I knew where to begin Lindores Hill from, so drove west on the A913 Cupar to Newburgh Road to beyond the hamlet of[…]
Coulags and Achnashellach
Cnoc nan Each – The starting point for the ascent of this hill was the parking area at the old quarry on the north side of the A890 Lochcarron to Achnasheen Road west of the road bridge over the Fionn-abhainn. I crossed this bridge then walked north along the vehicle[…]
West and North-West of Camas-luinie
I left my vehicle in the car park at the start of the private road to Killilan, reached along the north shore of Loch Long from the A87 Dornie to Kyle of Lochalsh Road, and used by those heading up Glen Elchaig. Instead of going to Killilan I walked along[…]
Sleat, Isle of Skye
A’ Mhaoile – My target was to climb a few wee hills on the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The first one was the Tump, A’ Maoile, located on the west side of the A851 Broadford to Armadale Road, north of Isleornsay. I left my car in a[…]
Hump and Two Tumps, Isle of Skye
Creag Strollamus and Glas Bheinn Bheag – The starting point for the ascent of these two hills was beside a stock gate on the A87 Broadford to Sligachan Road, south of the hamlet of Strollamus. (GR NG600266. Parking was a bit tight here with space for only a single vehicle.[…]