I left my car on the verge at the end of the public road just west of Dorback Lodge, reached from the unclassified Nethy Bridge to the A939 road west of Bridge of Brown. I walked along the estate track passed this derelict building and kennels. This estate track then led south-east above the Dorback Burn.
Immediately beyond Tom na Fianaig I left this route and followed a rougher track to the col with Carn na Farraidh.
Here the track became a quad vehicle trail before disappearing as I climbed the Sub Sim, Carn na Farraidh North Top.
A slight loss of height then the ascent of the Graham Top and Hump, Carn na Farraidh was across some boggy ground with a few peat hags to reach its summit marked by a few stones on one of these hags.
I then descended south over rough vegetation to rejoin the estate track beside the Allt Dearcaige.
I continued along this track to below the Graham Top, Carn Ruadh-bhreac which I ascended.
I returned to the estate track and at a nearby ‘shooter’s hut’ sat outside in the sun for lunch. Thereafter I followed the track back to the start.
- Time taken – 5.25 hours
- Distance – 15.5 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 525 metres.