I left my car at the side of the B970 Inverdruie to Feshiebridge Road, opposite Inshriach House, and walked through the Moor of Feshie along various forest tracks.
This led to a cairn marking the start of the path through Invereshie and Inshriach National Nature Reserve.
I followed this path, visiting Drakes Bothy, then located an overgrown path which I used to ascend Creag Dubh.
This path was icy in places and as height was gained covered in snow. Fortunately there was a trail through the snow probably created in the previous few days by folks heading for The Argyll Stone. The path crossed the Allt Coire Follais and thereafter was intermittent as the snowy trail wound its way through long heather, trees and rough ground.
Eventually the route cleared the tree line and made its way through more snow covered heather to The Argyll Stone. Despite a cold breeze I took a break here with views of some of the big Northern Cairngorm Mountains.
Afterwards I made the short walk to the summit of the Corbett Top, Creag Dhubh, although the actual highest point was impossible to ascertain. I visited several boulders before returning to the start by the upward route by-passing The Argyll Stone.
- Time taken – 4.75 hours.
- Distance – 12.5 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 680 metres.