The final outing for 2025 started from the B862 on the south-western outskirts of Whitebridge, a hamlet to the east of Loch Ness. There was parking for a single vehicle at the entrance to the Whitebridge Plantation without blocking the main gates. Once through the pedestrian gate in the deer[…]
Coffin Road, Tomich
Parked beside the telephone kiosk next to the hotel in the conservation village of Tomich, accessed along a single-track road from the A831 at Cannich. After a short walk south-west headed up the tarred road leading to Guisachan Farm, passing the wooden chalets holiday lets, to reach the old farm[…]
South of Loch Meig Dam, Strathconon
Three days after the visit to hills on the north side of Loch Meig in Strathconon, accessed from the A832 at Marybank, returned to the south side of the loch parking at the entrance to West Curin Wood, with space for a few vehicles. Beyond the pedestrian gate it was[…]
South and North of Bonar Bridge
Cnoc a’ Chlaiginn – Parked at the start of a vehicle track on the east side of the Easter Fearn Burn on the B9176 Struie Road, (Alness to Bonar Bridge) walked across the bridge and onto a vehicle track into Struie Wood, gated entry. Track zigzagged uphill through harvested areas[…]
Great Glen
The start for this walk was the minor road running between the A82 and the B862 south of Fort Augustus, parking on the grass verge east of the path signposted Corrieyairack Pass. Walked up this path, went through a gate, passed three Highland cows, and joined the vehicle track coming[…]
Loch Meig Dam, Strathconon
Parked at the north side of Loch Meig Dam in Strathconon, reached along the single-track road from the A832 at Marybank then driving across the dam itself. Walked up the tarred road to a locked gate in the deer fence along with a stile. (NH37595611) There was also a sign[…]
Monadhliath South-East of Loch Killin
Headed for the village of Whitebridge on the B862, east of Loch Ness, then drove south-east along a minor road to immediately before the bridge over the outflow from Loch Killin and parked here. Apparently, the bridge and the road down the east side of Loch Killin are private although[…]
Torgyle, Glen Moriston
It was frosty with low cloud on arrival at the start of the vehicle track on the west side of the A887 Invermoriston to Bun Loyne Road just east of Torgyle Bridge. Walked west along this track for a few metres, passed a coms tower, to a junction of tracks[…]
West of Loch Ness
Parked at Alltsigh, on the west side of the A82 north of Invermoriston, where there was space for a few cars. Set off along a short section of tarred road to a house under renovation and to gates giving access to the Great Glen Way Low Route. Went left, south,[…]
North from Erchless Castle
Parked at the north side of the A831 Beauly to Cannich Road at the start of the vehicle track opposite Erchless Castle. Went through a gate then using this track, which was in good condition, climbed steadily NNE through the mature trees on the west side of the Erchless Burn.[…]