Carn na Cloiche and Sgor Gaoithe – I left my car on the north side of the A939 Grantown on Spey to Tomintoul Road beside the bridge over the Allt Mor east of Dirdhu, passed through a stock gate and walked north then east along a vehicle track gradually gaining[…]
Hills West of Aviemore
The starting point for this walk was the end of the public road at Alltnacriche, accessed along the narrow single track road from the A9 at Lynwilg, just south of Aviemore. There was space for a few cars immediately before the property at Alltnacriche. To the north-east of these grounds[…]
Hills above Lochluichart Wind Farm
Dawn was approaching as I arrived and parked in the hamlet of Lochluichart, located on the A832 Garve to Achnasheen Road. I then walked a short distance north along the main road to the start of the vehicle track (grid ref NH330634) that headed up through the trees on the[…]
Hills from Glen Dochart and Strath Bran
Carn a’ Ghlinne, Carn na Garbh-lice and An Cabar – I parked on the verge on the west side of Glen Docherty on the A832 Achnasheen to Kinlochewe Road, (grid ref NH072587) crossed the road and a small dyke then climbed steeply up the side of a deer fence where[…]
Hills East of Glen Shee
Knockali – I left my vehicle beside the phone box (used as a library) at Blacklunans, on the minor road running east from the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road to Brewlands Bridge on the B951 Kirriemuir Road. I walked south-east along a vehicle track to a cottage where the track[…]
Tumps Easter Ross
Knockbain – I parked at the side of the minor road at Ussie, accessed off the A835 Tore to Contin Road west of Tallysow, walked east along the road to Meikle Ussie, then through its farmyard and onto the vehicle track for Somerby. On approaching this farm I crossed a[…]
Graham Top, Carn Ruabraich, from Glen Avon
I left my vehicle in the car park at Delnabo, south-west of Tomintoul, and walked down the tarred road to the bridge over the River Avon then continued along the road to Delavorar. Immediately prior to this farm I headed up the vehicle track to the west which gradually rose[…]
The Buck and its Outliers
I left my car at the start of the vehicle track leading to Silverfoot, at the junction with the B9002 Cabrach to Lumsden Road, and walked briefly north-west along this road to an old vehicle track which ran west through the heather. The track was initially obvious but later became[…]
Tumps Close To Moray Firth
Hill of Chattie – Parked on the verge of the minor road to the south of Hill of Chattie and east of the access road to Greenings, east of the B9022 Portsoy to Glen Barry Road. I then walked north along the edge of two stubble fields before crossing a[…]
Circuit of Coire a’ Bhaile
I parked in the lay-by on the west side of the A93 Braemar to Blairgowrie Road just south of its junction with the B951 road to Kirriemuir and walked briefly north to immediately before the property at Lair, the start of a signposted path to Kirkmichael.This path initially passed through[…]