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[…]
South of Loch Rannoch
Meall Chomraidh – I parked at the start of the vehicle track at Bridge of Gaur, west of the Allt an Fheadain, reached along the length of Loch Rannoch from Kinloch Rannoch, crossed a stile at the side of a stock gate and walked south then south-west along the track[…]
Humps, Beinn Ghuilbin and Creag an Fhithich
Beinn Ghuilbin – I left my car at the west side of the A95 north of Aviemore and south of the railway overbridge at Kinveachy Cemetery, then walked the short distance south to a vehicle track linking the A95 with the A9, the main road north/south in the Highlands. Once[…]
Tumps Affric and Cannich
Meallan na Ceardaich and Meall Beag – I parked on the verge west of the bridge over the Allt Blar na-Gamha in Glen Affric, (NH277281) accessed from the village of Cannich to the north-east. The start of the path I was intending utilising wasn’t that obvious, it was slightly east[…]
Easter Ross
Kinbeachie Hill – The summit of this Tump is the verge of the B9163 north-east of its junction with the B9169 to Culbokie in the Black Isle, Easter Ross. I had previously attempted to locate the highpoint on this road but as it was getting dark and there were a[…]
Tumps South-East of Culloden
The starting point for this walk was a lay-by on the minor road south east of the Culloden Battlefield, (east of Inverness) and just west of the access track to Finglack Farm. I walked up this vehicle track, which passed the properties to the west, then ran through woodland onto[…]
Circuit of Coire Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
The start of this walk was the Butterfly Reserve Car Park on the north side of Loch Arkaig just east of the Allt Mhuic, reached along the single track road from Gairlochy, north-west of Spean Bridge. I set off through three gates to reach the turbine house for the mini[…]
Geal Charn, Advie
I parked at the entrance to Straan Wood, on the north side of the B9102 Grantown on Spey to Knockando Road, west of Tulchan Lodge. There were two estate tracks, one going west, the other, which I headed along, went east towards and above a house with a large vegetable[…]
Aviemore
I left my car in the small parking area immediately before the Outdoor Activity Centre at Alltnacriche, accessed along the single track road from A9 at Lynwilg, just south of Aviemore. I passed through the pedestrian gate giving access to the Burma Road, a hiking and mountain bike circuit west[…]