The plan was to climb the Hump, Carn Meadhonach. There was a choice of starting points, Delnabo, south of Tomintoul, or the A939 Grantown on Spey to Tomintoul Road at Bridge of Brown on the Moray/Highland boundary. I settled for the latter parking off-road beside the hairpin bends just east of Bridge of Brown.
I walked south along the track on the east side of the Burn of Brown, a Right of Way to Tomintoul and Delnabo. As well as used by walkers the track was utilised by cyclists as one of the Glenlivet cycle routes.
![Start of walk, track up Glen Brown](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/01-Start-of-walk-track-up-Glen-Brown.jpg)
The track was rutted with sections of ice and led to a stile and gate which gave access to a short section of forest. The walking here was easy but that changed once beyond a second gate and stile and the shelter of the trees. Some height was then gained to reach the ruined buildings at Tombreck North Farm.
![Burn of Brown and Tom an t-Suidhe Mhoir](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/02-Burn-of-Brown-and-Tom-an-t-Suidhe-Mhoir.jpg)
![Glen Brown, A939 and Carn na Sroine](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/03-Glen-Brown-A939-and-Carn-na-Sroine.jpg)
![Ruin Tombreck (North)](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/04-Ruin-Tombreck-North.jpg)
![Glen Brown and towards Carn na Farraidh](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/05-Glen-Brown-and-towards-Carn-na-Farraidh.jpg)
Rather than continue to the ruins at Tombreck South Farm losing a bit of height on what was now an indistinct path I headed south across a couple of fields and a fence to reach the vehicle track running across the lower slopes of Carn Meadhonach. This track had recently been upgraded probably to extract timber from a nearby forest. Animal trails were then followed through heather and juniper to gain Carn Meadhonach’s North-West Ridge where there was some ice and a light covering of snow.
![North Face, Carn Meadhonach](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/06-North-Face-Carn-Meadhonach.jpg)
![Upper Glen Brown](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/07-Upper-Glen-Brown.jpg)
The windy summit of Carn Meadhonach was reached, the highest point apparently being ground beside an old fence post.
A low sun was a problem while taking a few photos and a herd of deer feeding just to the south took a few minutes to note my presence before disappearing. I found a bit of shelter to sit and take in the views across Tomintoul to the Ladder and Lecht Hills.
![Tomintoul and the Ladder Hills](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/08-Tomintoul-and-the-Ladder-Hills.jpg)
![Tomintoul (zoomed)](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/09-Tomintoul-zoomed.jpg)
![Ladder and Lecht Hills](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10-Ladder-and-Lecht-Hills.jpg)
![Cairngorms](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/11-Cairngorms.jpg)
![Carn na Farraidh](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/12-Carn-na-Farraidh.jpg)
![Bridge of Brown and Creagan a'Chaise](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/13-Bridge-of-Brown-and-Creagan-aChaise.jpg)
![Distant Ben Rinnes](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/14-Distant-Ben-Rinnes.jpg)
![Brown Cow Hill and Ben Avon](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/15-Brown-Cow-Hill-and-Ben-Avon.jpg)
The descent was by my initial upward route then to the ruin at Stronachavie before crossing a couple of fields to rejoin the track at North Tombreck. From there it was just the case of following the track back to Bridge of Brown.
![Ruin at Stronachavie](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/16-Ruin-at-Stronachavie.jpg)
- Time taken – 2.5 hours.
- Distance – 7.25 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 310 metres.