I met my walking partner at the camp site in Brora then drove north up the A9 to immediately south of Dunbeath then west along the minor single track road with its numerous pot holes to the road end at Braemore. Here I left my vehicle in the small parking[…]
Two Remote Grahams and More
Access by vehicle to the remote hills between Kinbrace and Ben Klibreck required permission from the estate and this was obtained by my walking partner whom I uplifted from the caravan site at Brora. I then continued the drive north on the A9 to Helmsdale then along the single track[…]
Creag na Sroine from Glen Feshie
With a forecast for thundery showers in the afternoon I settled for a short walk in the Glen Feshie area of the Cairngorm National Park. I left my vehicle in the car park in Glen Feshie, north of Auchlean, accessed along a single track road from Feshiebridge on the B970[…]
Hills from the Green Hut, Flowerdale
With a fine day forecasted I decided to head to the North-West with an early start to avoid the traffic on the North Coast 500. I parked beside the green hut on the north side of the A832 Kinlochewe to Gairloch Road opposite Am Feur-Loch where there were already a[…]
Tumps From The Great Glen Way
From the A82 at Drumnadrochit I drove south along the minor road above Loch Ness with no views as visibility was down to below 100 metres due to the mist. At the end of the public road near Grotaig I left my vehicle in the car park there although it[…]
South-East of Dundonnell
With a fine day forecasted I headed for the north-west and in particular the A832 Braemore Junction to Aultbae Road south of Dundonnell, passing a couple of car parks just after 8am noting that they were already overflowing, so others were making the most of the weather conditions. I parked[…]