I drove north-west along the single track road in Glen Buchat, accessed off the A944 Alford to Strathdon Road near Glenbuchat Castle, and parked on some rough ground opposite the southern entrance to Glenbuchat Lodge. I crossed the minor road and walked down this driveway where logs were stacked at[…]
Glen Tanar
Monrae was the only classified hill, albeit minor, that I hadn’t climbed in and around Glen Tanar which is accessed from the B976 South Deeside Road west of Aboyne. On previous occasions parking was permitted at the end of the public road to the west of Glen Tanar House but[…]
Hills of Auld Nairnshire
Brae of Lethen – This Tump, located south-east of the town of Nairn and east of the A939 Nairn to Grantown on Spey Road, would be the easiest hill of the day and probably for the past several months. I parked beside a stock gate on the west side of[…]
Circuit of Glen Orrin
The starting point for this walk was Aultgowrie, on the minor road west of the Muir of Ord Distillery in Easter Ross. Walkers appear not welcome by the local residents going by the number of no parking signs there were. Eventually I found an off-road spot on the dead end[…]
Braes of Abernethy and Strathspey
Carn na Loinne – The plan was to climb Carn na Loinne from the Dorback Lodge Road at Muckerach, accessed from the Bridge of Brown to Nethy Bridge Road. I left my car at the wide entrance to Muckerach then walked along the vehicle track to and round this property[…]
Enochdhu and Straloch Tumps
Menachban, Whitefield Hill and Kindrogen Hill – The start of this walk was the recycling centre on the south side of the A924 Blairgowrie to Pitlochry Road within the hamlet of Enochdhu, where there was space for several vehicles in the parking area opposite the bins. I crossed the A924[…]
Six Perthshire Tumps
An Dun, The Eirionnaichs and Milton Knowe – I left my vehicle on the south side of the B950 Kirkmichael Road, north-west of Wester Bleaton Farm, and walked south-west to the access road leading to this farm. Here I crossed a field, passing through a couple of stock gates to[…]
North-West Newtonmore
From the centre of Newtonmore I drove west along the single track road towards Glen Banchor parking at the end of the public road where there was space for several vehicles. I then walked up the estate track on the east side of the Allt a’ Chaorainn later searching for[…]
Glen Mallie Graham and Top
This was to be a fairly long day as the plan was to climb the remote Graham, Mullach Coire nan Geur-oirean, from the east end of Loch Arkaig. I left my vehicle in the car park to the east of the Eas Chia-aig (waterfalls) on the north side of the[…]
Appin Hills
Airds Hill and Airds Hill South-East Top – I drove south on the A828 from Ballacluish to immediately before the Strath of Appin then west along the single track road towards Port Appin parking at the start of the vehicle track at NM931463. I then walked up this track as[…]