It was another visit to Strathconon this time to climb a couple of hills to the south-west of Scardroy. As on my previous visit I left my car in the parking area midway along the north shore of Loch Beannacharain, accessed from the A835 at Marybank on a single track[…]
Flowerdale, Gairloch
I’ve been meaning to climb the new Marilyn, Sithean Mor, for a few years now, in fact it is actually seven years since it was promoted to Marilyn status, so this was a rather delayed ascent. I left my vehicle in the Flowerdale Car Park on the north side of[…]
South of Glen Strathfarrar
Meall a’ Mhadaidh and Tom Ruigh na Beiste – It was another return visit to Glen Strathfarrar this time to climb the Graham Top south of Loch Beannacharan and to include a nearby Tump. I arrived at the locked gate at Inchmore, accessed from Struy Bridge on the A831 Beauly[…]
Graham Tops from Annat, Torridon
I left my car in a lay-by at Annat on the A896 Torridon to Shieldaig Road and walked briefly east onto the hill path for Coulags and Achnashellach. The rough path consisting mainly of stone and boulders headed south-east running below the Graham, Beinn na h-Eaglaise. A short distance after[…]
Tumps, West of the Glen of Rothes
I left my vehicle in the car park located at the end of the single track road near Bardonside, located west of the A941 Rothes to Elgin Road in Moray, then walked south along a vehicle track known as the Mannoch Road. After around 500 metres I came to the[…]
Glen Brein East of Loch Ness
The plan was to climb a few hills to the east of Loch Ness from the end of a single track road at Ardochy, south of Whitebridge, and accessed off the B862 Fort Augustus Road. There was no obvious parking spot here unless I asked the occupiers which wasn’t appropriate[…]
Glen Brerachan, Perthshire
The starting point for this walk was the old bridge over the Brerachan Water at the north side of the A924 Kirkmichael to Pitlochry Road in Gleb Brerachan. I left my car on some hardcore on the south side of this road west of the bridge. Once over the bridge[…]
Strathconon
I left my vehicle in the parking area at the end of the public road, well that’s what the sign said, midway along the north shore of Loch Beannacharain in Strathconon, reached from the A832 at Marybank on a single track road. It was a glorious sunny morning as I[…]
Glen Errochty Hills
Drumcroy Hill – It was back to near Kinloch Rannoch, well to north-east of the village, to climb the Marilyn, Drumcroy Hill. I parked at the west side of the single track minor road, south of its junction with the B847 Trinafour to Kinloch Rannoch Road, opposite a gate in[…]
Tumps, Braes of The Carse
Montague Hill, Swirlhead Hill and Beal Hill – An overnight stay in Perth meant a reasonably early start to climb these three Tumps, located north-east of the city. I parked at a T junction on the minor road east of the A94 and Perth Airport, went through a stock fence[…]