Cnoc an Fhithich – I left my vehicle in the car park in the village of Rogart, located on the A839 road linking the A9 west of Golspie with Lairg. I walked north-west along this road to immediately beyond the hotel and to a vehicle track signposted Rhiemusaig and Round Rogart Path. This vehicle track took me passed some buildings, including and a fairly new house. The track then came to an end to be replaced by a path running between a couple of stock fences and to a gate.
![One white sheep amongst a flock of black](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/01-One-white-sheep-amongst-a-flock-of-black.jpg)
Beyond the gate the path crossed some short cropped heather and here I left it and walked through some well spaced trees, crossed a stock fence and went round the rocky west face of Cnoc an Fhithich. I then climbed through some longer heather and to the summit of this Tump which was just some heather.
![Loch Fleet in the distance](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/02-Loch-Fleet-in-the-distance.jpg)
![Across Strath Fleet to An Droighneach and Meall Mor](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03-Across-Strath-Fleet-to-An-Droighneach-and-Meall-Mor.jpg)
![Creag a' Bhata](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-Creag-a-Bhata.jpg)
The return was by the approach route.
- Time taken – 45 minutes.
- Distance – 2.75 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 75 metres.
Creag a’ Bhata and Creag a’ Bhata South Top – After Cnoc an Fhithich I drove from Rogart up the minor road behind the hotel to just before the bridge over the Garbh-allt, parking beside the start of the vehicle track to Reidchalmai. After a few metres along this track I crossed a set of gates which was unnecessary as a few metres further on there was a newish pedestrian gate and a sign for the Round Rogart Path network.
This path was in reasonable condition with just a few wet patches. I followed it west to the bealach between the two Creag a’ Bhata tops where I left it and climbed north and north-west through long heather. Prior to crossing a stock fence I met a female out searching for a cairn terrier which the previous evening had run off after some deer. More heather was crossed as I headed to the summit of the Tump, Creag a’ Bhata, marked by a cairn on an outcrop.
![Little Rogart and Cnoc Ard an Tionail](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/05-Little-Rogart-and-Cnoc-Ard-an-Tionail.jpg)
![Little Rogart and Cnoc an-t-sidean](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/06-Little-Rogart-and-Cnoc-an-t-sidean.jpg)
![Creag a' Bhata South Top](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/07-Creag-a-Bhata-South-Top.jpg)
After a break taking in the views of the distant Ben Klibreck and Ben Armine I returned to the bealach and here met two other women out looking for the lost dog. I crossed the path, followed some animal trails then it was through more heather onto the summit of Creag a’Bhata South Top. I though the highest point of this Tump was an outcrop.
![Across Strath Fleet to Creag a' Bhalir](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/08-Across-Strath-Fleet-to-Creag-a-Bhalir.jpg)
![Across Strath Fleet to Creag na Dalach Moire](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/09-Across-Strath-Fleet-to-Creag-na-Dalach-Moire.jpg)
![Creag a' Bhata](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/10-Creag-a-Bhata.jpg)
It was then back to the bealach before returning along the path to my car. Just before reaching it I met another female who advised me that the dog had been found.
- Time taken – 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Distance – 2.75 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 140 metres.
Cnoc Bad a’ Chrasgaidh and Cnoc-an-t-sidean – The starting point for these two hills was St Callan’s Church, located to the north-east of Rogart. I parked on a wide section of carriageway at the side of this single track road then walked along the track between the church and a nearby house and onto an outbuilding where I lost the line of the track. I later found the track, which appeared unused, after walking along a grassy field and crossing a deer fence. This led to a gate in the deer fence which was blocked by gorse bushes. A short diversion south allowed me to re-cross this fence, avoiding the gorse bushes, and return to the east side of the gate which was a bit pointless as the track here no longer existed.
![Cnoc Bad a' Chrasgaidh](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/11-Cnoc-Bad-a-Chrasgaidh.jpg)
I then walked south-east and despite the rough vegetation and in places waterlogged ground made reasonable progress to reach the power lines. I then climbed the Tump, Cnoc Bad a’ Chrasgaidh, marked by a heather/mossy outcrop.
![Cnoc-an-t-sidean](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/12-Cnoc-an-t-sidean.jpg)
![Loch Salachaidh and Ben Horn](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/13-Loch-Salachaidh-and-Ben-Horn.jpg)
![Ben Bhraggie](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/14-Ben-Bhraggie.jpg)
From there I descended north-west across mixed vegetation and felt the pace had slowed here possibly due to rougher underfoot conditions. After passing under the power lines I climbed the Tump, Cnoc-an-t-sidean, firstly visiting the NNE top which was as high as the summit, marked by an embedded boulder.
![Ben Armie in the distance](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15-Ben-Armie-in-the-distance.jpg)
![Little Roggart and Creag na Croiche](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/16-Little-Roggart-and-Creag-na-Croiche.jpg)
The descent west took me through some trees, over a few fences and gates to reach the minor road north of the cemetery followed by a short road walk back to the start.
![Route off Cnoc-an-t-sidean](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/17-Route-off-Cnoc-an-t-sidean.jpg)
- Time taken – 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Distance – 4.75 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 165 metres.
Creag na Croiche – I parked on the verge of the single track road, west of Little Rogart, and walked briefly west to avoid a fenced off area of woodland. I then climbed steeply north through the trees and dead bracken on dry dirt tracks used by trail bikes. Once clear of the trees I crossed the stock fence and climbed to the summit of Creag na Croiche. The highest point of this Tump was marked by an outcrop.
![Creag Bhreac](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/18-Creag-Bhreac.jpg)
![Towards Strath Brora](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/19-Towards-Strath-Brora.jpg)
![Towards Loch Fleet](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20-Towards-Loch-Fleet.jpg)
The return was by the ascent route. A couple of youngsters on trail bikes were using the track and also doing ‘wheelies’ on the road.
- Time taken – 35 minutes.
- Distance – 675 metres.
- Height climbed – 50 metres.
Creag Bhreac – The starting point for the ascent of this Tump was the A839 Rogart to Lairg Road west of Tressady. I left my car on rough ground just inside the gate leading to the vehicle track for Ardichancherr and walked briefly north along this track. I then climbed fairly steeply east through the well spaced mature trees but higher up was confronted by a game bird enclosure and pond.
A rough descent north took me to a vehicle track then I continued in the same direction on a second track, neither marked on my map. An ATV track was then followed east to the west top of Creag Bhreac where it came to an end. There were a few of these tracks in the area. I then climbed to the summit of Creag Bhreac marked by some soil beside an outcrop.
![Creag na Croiche](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/21-Creag-na-Croiche.jpg)
![Strath Fleet and towards Loch Fleet](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/22-Strath-Fleet-and-towards-Loch-Fleet.jpg)
![Creag na Dalach Moire](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/23-Creag-na-Dalach-Moire.jpg)
![Ben Klibreck](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/24-Ben-Klibreck.jpg)
It had been a mainly sunny day but there were now a few dark clouds forming to the south and west so I didn’t linger here and followed ATV tracks back to the vehicle tracks beside the pond. It appeared that this area of water may have been used for duck shooting. A vehicle track led into a field then it was across some rough ground, a few gates and fences, to reach the vehicle track just north of where I had left it and my car.
- Time taken – 1 hour 10 minutes
- Distance – 3.5 kilometres.
- Height climbed 155 metres.