The Long Way Round

Parked beside the Water Works on Carr Brae, a minor road to the north of the A87 Shiel Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh Road, accessed from Inverinate. Passed through a walker’s gate then across some muddy ground beside a few old buildings, two cows were using one for shelter. The[…]

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South-East of Attadale

Attadale Estate have a walker’s car park at the entrance to the estate immediately after leaving the A890 Auchtertyre to Strathcarron Road and crossing a cattle grid. On arrival there were already a couple of vehicles there and another arrived after me. Set off along the tarred road to the[…]

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West Moidart

Cnoc Blain and Beinn Gheur – Parked beside entrance to the vehicle track on the north side of the A861 Ardmolich to Acharacle Road at Blain. Realised had previously parked here to climb the Sub 2K Marilyn, Beinn Bhreac. (February 2016) Walked north up this track through the trees, until[…]

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A Few Moidart Hills

Egnaig Hill and Cruach Bairness – Left my car in a large parking area in Glen Uig, on the east side of the A861 Lochailort to Ardmolich Road, north of Bealach Corach. (NM66917539) Crossed the road, went through some trees and into rough vegetation including tussocks, bog myrtle and heather.[…]

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Across the Sea to Eilean Shona

The plan was to climb the Sub 2K Marilyn, Beinn a’ Bhaillidh, on the tidal Eilean Shona, during low tide which on this date was 1052 hours. Parked on the west verge of the A861 Lochailort to Ardmolich Road immediately north of the vehicle track leading to Shona Beag. Wearing[…]

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Southeast of Glen Moidart

Drove along Glen Moidart, accessed from the A861 Lochailort to Acharacle Road at Ardmolich, parking at the end of the public road with space for several vehicles then walked northeast along the vehicle track to the south of Loch nan Lochan and the River Moidart. It was obvious from setting[…]

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Roshven and Gleann Dubh

Sgurr a’ Mheadhain – Set off from the accommodation in Roshven and briefly walked east along the A861 Glenuig to Lochailort Road as far as Roshven Farm then south up the vehicle track on the west side of the Irine Burn. At the mini hydro dam, a path continued up[…]

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Hills Southeast of Lochailort

Left the car in Lochailort at the junction of the A830 and A861 and walked briefly northeast to beyond the hotel then down the tarred road to cross the bridge over the River Ailort. The road ahead, a dead end, was signed no access to the hills which appeared to[…]

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Ardnish Tumps

Staying in Roshven allowed me to make the short drive to the lay-by on the A830 Lochailort to Mallaig Road south of Polnish. On arrival, despite it only being 7.30am, several cars were parked there, the occupants probably overnighting on the road free Ardnish Peninsula. The signed posted track initially[…]

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