The start of this walk was the car park at Grotaig, at the end of the single track road accessed from Drumnadrochit, and high above the west side of Loch Ness. The signed path, lined in places with daffodils, was followed through the wood where the tress were well spaced.[…]
Strathconon
I left my car beside the locked gate in a deer fence on the north side of Strathconon at Dalnacroich, passed through the pedestrian gate there and walked north-west up a forest track where some of the trees had been harvested as well as areas of new plantings. Before the[…]
Glen Strathfarrar
The road up Glen Strathfarrar in Inverness-shire is private and between April and October access is controlled by the gatekeeper at Inchmore who doesn’t start work until 9am Thursday to Monday. On Tuesdays the glen is closed with a later opening time on Wednesdays. On gaining access to the glen[…]
Dallas, Morayshire
I parked at the side of the minor road south-west of Dallas and north-west of Rhinagoup, in Morayshire, and walked up the vehicle track towards the new house at Coldwells. (It would appear possible to park near the access track to this property.) Beyond, I passed through a gate in[…]
Drynachan Tumps
The starting point for this walk was Drynachan, accessed along minor roads from Cawdor. I managed to get my vehicle off the road south of Drynachan Lodge and before the footbridge over the River Findhorn, then crossed this bridge, and a field containing sheep, to join the estate track south[…]
Graham Top, Carn nam Feuachie
I parked on the north verge of the A87 Invermoriston to Shiel Bridge Road, opposite the Loch Cluanie Dam, crossed a fence, went round the east side of a power station and onto a vehicle track that led to a disused quarry. I climbed north, crossed the Old Military Road[…]
Plockton, Wester Ross
We left the car at the side of the minor road south of Plockton and north of Loch Lundie then walked east along the track through Creagdaroch Wood, the track later turning south. At a junction of tracks we continued south to just before an old gate where a small[…]
Erbusaig, Wester Ross
We parked at the side of a passing place on the minor single track Erbusaig to Balmacara Road opposite Loch Iain Ogg. We then walked a few metres west before leaving the road and heading through some rough vegetation with traces of a path to a stile over a stock[…]
Point of Sleat, Isle of Skye
Back in 2012 I ascended the Marilyn, Sgurr nan Caorach, located at the south end off the Sleat peninsula, and regretted that I had insufficient time to visit the most southerly point on the Isle of Skye, The Point of Sleat. I was therefore back to rectify this and take[…]
Beinn Dearg Mhor, Red Cuillin
The start of this hike was the car park on the south side of the A87 Broadford to Portree Road just east of the junction with the A863 Dunvegan Road and the Sligachan Hotel. We walked across the bridge over the Allt Daraich then visited the monument to the renowned[…]