I parked on an area of rough ground on the north side of the A835 Garve to Braemore Junction Road immediately west of the bridge over the Abhainn Srath Rainich, then walked across the bridge and headed north up Strath Rannoch on a rough vehicle track. To the east was[…]
The Fara
I’ve climbed the Corbett, The Fara, from the shores of Lock Ericht on a couple of occasions so on this visit decided to approach it from the north-east. I therefore parked at the quarry entrance on the A889, north of Dalwhinnie opposite the access road to Allt-an-t-Sluic Lodge, crossed the[…]
Cairngorm
Creag a’ Chalamain and Airgoid-meall: Parked at the side of the road leading to the Cairngorm Ski Centre, opposite the Sugar Bowl Car Park, and walked down the path to the footbridge over the Allt Mor. Thereafter I followed the path to the entrance to the Chalamain Gap where I[…]
Cabrach
Tom na Voulin: This Tump was located to the west of the A941 Rhynie to Dufftown Road north of Cabrach. I parked on the verge north of the bridge over the Black Water and crossed a gate and a couple of fields to reach the summit of Tom na Voulin.[…]
Glen Tanar
Parked at the end of the public road in Glen Tanar, accessed from the B976 South Deeside Road south-west of Aboyne, where there was space for a few cars beside the estate buildings. I walked past the lochan to the bridge over the Water of Tanar where a vehicle track[…]
Aboyne
I left my car on Charlestown Road, Aboyne, and walked across the Bridge of Dee to Birsemore. Here there was a sign-posted route to the Fungle Road which was followed south to just beyond The Guard. Here I headed east on a path, crossed a burn, then worked my way[…]
Aberdeen and Donside
Gillahill: This Tump was located on the north side of the Lang Stracht in the City of Aberdeen. I had visited the start of this hill on a couple of occasions but the summit was within a crop field. On this occasion the crop had been harvested so I set[…]
Lower Deeside
Cran Hill: This Tump was located south of Banchory Devenick and south-west of Aberdeen. I left my vehicle on the minor road south of Cranhill Farm and entered the forest on what appeared to be a path but it soon disappeared. It was then a rather difficult approach to the[…]
Grantown on Spey
Beinn an Fhudair was located south of Grantown on Spey and west of the A939 Grantown on Spey to Tomintoul Road. I parked at the side of the road north of Lynebreck, crossed a deer fence and made a steep descent through long vegetation and lower down some rocks. Once[…]
Strath Dearn
Carn na Seanalaich, Beinn Bhreac and Carn Choire Odhair: Parked in Strathdearn, east of Auchintoul, accessed from Tomatin south of Inverness, and walked along the minor road to the vehicle track heading north-west. This track led passed a construction site before continuing through the trees later emerging at a gate[…]