I headed for Glen Glass, accessed from the B817 at Evanton, then drove up the single track road, which was under repair. It was badly needed as further up the glen sections of the road were more like rough estate tracks with numerous potholes and loose stones.
On arriving at the road end a sign at the north side stated ‘Turning Circle Only’ however I managed to park on the opposite side of the road. Vehicular access beyond this point was prevented by large white gates. Once booted up I walked round these gates, crossed the bridge over the River Glass and passed Eileanach Lodge.
At a crossroads junction I went right and walked north-west on an estate track in good condition through a pleasant woodland. This led to the south end of Loch Glass where the track continued along its west bank passed the ‘Pink Lodge, which appeared unoccupied.
Around 100 minutes after leaving my car I reached Wyvis Lodge.
Immediately prior to the entrance to this property a vehicle track led to the houses at Corravachie, passing through a couple of gates en-route.
A stony vehicle track, which was steep in places, was then followed up the west side of the Allt Corravachie to a mini hydro dam. (NH482724)
Beyond this dam a stalkers path continued up the side of the stream but I soon left it and headed onto the east ridge of Queen’s Cairn. Initially it was through rough ground and long heather then higher up it was a bit rockier. Finally a short steep climb took me to the summit where the highest point of this Graham Top was a boulder nine metres west of the cairn.
After a break at the summit I returned by the approach route.
- Time taken – 6.25 hours.
- Distance – 22.75 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 565 metres.