Carn na h-Iolhaire – I parked at the side of a passing place on the minor road leading to Chapeltown, just east of the B9008 Tomintoul to Glenlivet Road, crossed a tied down gate and climbed fairly steeply up the edge of a grassy field. En-route I was approached by the friendly farmer who thought I was there to deal with a complaint about his bird scarer which was in place to prevent ravens attacking his sheep and lambs. Once he departed I continued up the field, crossed a fence, and entered the larch wood where the trees were well spaced. The summit of this Tump was within the wood. The return was by the ascent route.
Carn Tullich – I left my car in the car park at the end of the public road at Allanreid, accessed along the single track road from north of Tomnavoulin on the B9008 Tomintoul to Glenlivet Road, and walked south-east along a vehicle track then a grassy track both with areas of standing water due to the recent wet spell of weather.
The tracks led to the footbridge over the River Livet and once at the other side I followed the west bank before crossing a stock fence and commencing the ascent of Carn Tullich, initially through a small wooded area where the trees were well spaced. Beyond this it was just the case of walking through the heather to reach the summit of this Tump. I then retraced my route.
Tom Dubh – The start for this Tump was a vehicle track near Shenval on the minor road just north of the B9009 Glenlivet to Dufftown Road. This track led through a couple of pedestrian gates and into Tom Dubh Wood. Here breaks in the trees, harvesting vehicle width, had been cut in the mature firs so I followed one of these breaks across moss covered brash to a small clearing and the summit of Tom Dubh. The return was by the upward route.
Doune of Dalmore – I parked in the car park on the north side of the minor road linking the B9136 with the B9008 at Drumlin, west of the bridge over the River Livet. I walked across this bridge then north through a couple of fields, the second containing sheep and lambs, and onto the Doune of Dalmore. A short climb led to the summit of this Tump, a grass covered outcrop before returning by the approach route.
- Total time taken – 2.25 hours.
- Total distance – 5.75 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 255 metres.