Cromdale

Tom Liath – I left my car near the start of the vehicle track to Burnside located south of Cromdale and accessed from the A95. I then briefly walked towards Burnside before heading south-west along another track which led to the woodland surrounding Tom Liath. Once through a couple of gates I wandered through rough ground, brash and well spaced trees, to reach the summit of the Tump, Tom Liath, a moss covered outcrop. The return was by the approach route.

Hill of Lethendry – I parked at the edge of the unclassified road south-east of Cromdale and the A95 and walked south-east to the start of the access road leading to Lethendry Farm and Castle. I then headed south along this farm road to just before the castle ruin where a sign-posted route took me through some fields and onto the summit of Hill of Lethendry. The highest points of this Hump were either side of a fence. There was a picnic table nearby. The return was by the upward route.

Craig Liath – I left my car at the end of the single track road at Camerory, north of Grantown on Spey, and accessed from the A939 and walked north-west on the old military road that ran along the edge of the forest. At the northern end of the trees I crossed a stock gate and continued round the north and west sides of the forest following the faint trace of a path through long heather. I later left the tree line, crossed a deer fence, and climbed west to the summit of the Hump, Craig Liath, where I visited various points but was unable to say which was the highest. I then returned to the deer fence and the start by the approach route.

  • Total time – 2.75 hours.
  • Total distance – 11.5 kilometres.
  • Total height climbed – 425 metres.