Hart Hill – I parked up in the lay-by on the west side of the A941 Rothes to Elgin Road, south of Fogwatt, and walked briefly south on the grass verge and onto a vehicle track. This track took me passed a few houses to immediately beyond the one on[…]
North of Dundee and to Blairgowrie via Braes of The Carse
Gallow Hill – This hill, located north of the City of Dundee and south-west of the hamlet of Balgray, turned out to be my final Angus Tump. The start of this walk was the unclassified road to the east of Gallow Hill where a vehicle track led to Hillhouses. However[…]
Foothills of Beinn a’ Bhuird
The start of this outing was Keiloch, on the north side of the A93, east of the Invercauld Bridge and the village of Braemar. There was a car park here and for the privilege of leaving my vehicle there it cost £3. The proceeds from the parking charges are supposed[…]
Graham Tops West of White Bridge
The start of this walk was the Linn of Dee located west of Braemar, which was a couple of miles west of Inverey, the starting point for my walk the previous Sunday. I parked at the side of the road east of the bridge over the River Dee (there is[…]
Hills South of Inverey, Aberdeenshire
I hadn’t climbed the Corbett Top, Carn Bhac South Top, located to the south-west of Braemar, probably because it is awkwardly placed to the south of the Munro, Carn Bhac. I looked at a couple of approach routes but settled for a circular walk starting at Inverey, west of Braemar,[…]
Glen Lee, Angus
I had one categorised hill located between Glens Lee and Clova in Angus unclimbed so opted to ascend it from the north combining it with Cairn Lick which I had climbed back in 2005. I set off from the free car park at the head of Glen Esk, reached from[…]
Three Hills From Glen Buchat
I drove north-west along the single track road in Glen Buchat, accessed off the A944 Alford to Strathdon Road near Glenbuchat Castle, and parked on some rough ground opposite the southern entrance to Glenbuchat Lodge. I crossed the minor road and walked down this driveway where logs were stacked at[…]
Glen Tanar
Monrae was the only classified hill, albeit minor, that I hadn’t climbed in and around Glen Tanar which is accessed from the B976 South Deeside Road west of Aboyne. On previous occasions parking was permitted at the end of the public road to the west of Glen Tanar House but[…]
Hills of Auld Nairnshire
Brae of Lethen – This Tump, located south-east of the town of Nairn and east of the A939 Nairn to Grantown on Spey Road, would be the easiest hill of the day and probably for the past several months. I parked beside a stock gate on the west side of[…]
Circuit of Glen Orrin
The starting point for this walk was Aultgowrie, on the minor road west of the Muir of Ord Distillery in Easter Ross. Walkers appear not welcome by the local residents going by the number of no parking signs there were. Eventually I found an off-road spot on the dead end[…]