It was back to Strathnairn, south of Inverness, parking in a small lay-on the south side of the B851 Farr to Errogie Road, west of Tomintoul House. I walked back to this property then up the vehicle track to Achvraid Farm passing a few houses, outbuildings and a couple of[…]
Not Too Farr
From Inverness I made the short journey south on the B861 to Invercarnie then south-west on the B851 to Farr where at Woodside drove south on the little used minor road linking the B851 with Strathdearn. Immediately north of the cattle grid and bridge over the Allt Beag I parked[…]
Strathconon and Strath Bran
Cnoc Dubh – On the previous couple of days I had climbed four of the five Tumps to the north-west of Contin, so I was back to complete this small section. The starting point was again Loch Achilty, on the north side of Strathconon, accessed along the minor road from[…]
South then North of Strathconon
Stob Loch a’ Mhuillin – I headed for Scatwell in Strathconon, accessed from the A832 at Marybank where there are limited parking opportunities. I left my car at the entrance to a quarry, I’ve parked here before, (NH40115561) then walked west along the road to opposite West Lodge and headed[…]
Tarvie Hills
The starting point for this walk was the hamlet of Tarvie, accessed along a single-track road from the A835 Contin to Garve Road west of Rogie Falls. At a ‘T’ junction I continued straight ahead to a ford and the end of the public road. There was parking here for[…]