Cnoc a’ Phreasain Challtuinne – The start of this walk was the junction of the minor signal track road to Tarbet and the similar type road to Foindle, north of Scouire and west of the A894. There was space for a single vehicle to the east of the junction. Went[…]
Tumps South of Scourie
Cnoc a’ Bhuthain – Just south of Scourie on the east side of the A894 was a glass recycling centre with adequate parking beside the access road to a commercial garage. A signpost ‘Woodland Walk’ indicated the start of this walk, a wicket gate, which led onto a good path[…]
Tumps from Scourie More
It had been a wet and stormy morning in the North-West Highlands so with an improvement in the afternoon departed the accommodation in Scourie More and walked south-east along the road through the crofting community. After a few hundred metres left this minor road, crossed rough ground, to reach the[…]
Marilyn 1000 from Kyle of Durness
With a reasonable morning forecast drove north on the A838 Rhiconich to Durness Road, mostly single track, to the access road leading to the footbridge just south of the Kyle of Durness estuary. No obvious parking available here, although there were a couple of cars at the side of the[…]
Grahams from West Merkland
The start of this walk was West Merkland, on the single track A838 Lairg to Laxford Bridge Road. Parking is at a premium here but managed to get the car off the road at the side of the entrance to the forest track and locked gate in the deer fence[…]
Two Hills North of Scourie
Staying in Scourie in the North-West Highlands it was only a short drive north to the starting point for this walk, the junction of the minor single-track road to Tarbet (for Handa Island) and Foindle, where there was parking for a single vehicle. Briefly walked back towards the main road[…]
Marilyn from Achranich
Headed for Achranich, located to the east of the A884 Srontian to Lochaline Road north of Loch Aline. On arrival obtained permission to park on some waste ground on the north side of the Rannoch River. Set off east uphill pushing a borrowed mountain bike, in fact there were quite[…]
West of Callop
Back in 2014 I climbed the Marilyn, Meall a’ Bhainne, but unfortunately didn’t include the Tump, Meall na h-Airigh, to the north. With a forecast for frequent showers, I returned to Callop, south of the A830 Corpach to Glenfinnan Road. Immediately after going under the rail bridge, (if travelling west)[…]
Sub 2K Marilyns from Glen Lonan
Beinn Ghlas East Top and Beinn Ghlas – Headed for Glen Lonan, east of Oban, parking on the grassy slope west of the vehicle track at NM972283. (east of Duntanachan) Walked south up this grass and stoney track which was in reasonable condition until high up where the track was[…]
South of Camas-luinie
The start of this outing was the hamlet of Camas-luinne, accessed from north-west of Dornie on the A87 Shiel Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh Road, then along the single-track road on the northside of Loch Long. There was parking for a few cars at the end of the public road.[…]