I had one remaining Tump still to climb in the Inverness to Strathspey Section (9A) which was located to the south of Cawdor. This village was reached from the A96 Inverness to Nairn Road then along some minor snow and ice covered roads to the road leading to Ruallan and[…]
A Chilly Glen Moriston
Driving south on the A82 from Inverness the temperature steadily dropped with -9C at Drumnadrochit and on the A887 at Dundreggan, west of Invermoriston, -12C. I left my vehicle in the car park at the Dundreggan Rewilding Centre and walked round the rear of the building, through a wicket gate,[…]
Carn a’ Bhainne, Eskdale Moor.
It was -8C as I drove through the village of Kiltarlity, south of Beauly, but only -6C when I arrived at the end of the public road accessed from the minor Kiltarlity to Culburnie Road and signposted Kinerras. I parked on the verge keeping the turning circle clear as per[…]
Carnachie, South of Dallas, Moray
I parked my car beside the start of the private road leading to Auchness Farm, reached along minor snow and ice covered roads south from the village of Dallas in Moray. My map showed that the public road went to the farm but a sign indicated otherwise but In any[…]
Struy, Strath Glass
Note: The photos are zoomed due to a malfunction. I headed for the hamlet of Struy, on the A831 Beauly to Cannich Road, parking on some rough ground opposite the restaurant there. I walked west then north-west to Struy Lodge and Farm where the Shieling Project operates from. On reaching[…]
Tumps South-East of Fort Augustus
Note – Due to a lens malfunction all photos are in zoom mode. I left my car beside the cattle grid on the B862 Fort Augustus to Whitebridge Road, west of Fort Augustus, (NH40690884) and walked south-west along the South Loch Ness Trail to the rather wide vehicle track, the[…]
North-East of Kinlochmore
Note – Due to a problem with the camera the photos are unfortunately all taken with a zoom lens. It was raining when I parked in the Grey Mares Tail Car Park in Kinlochmore, at the head of Loch Leven, reached along the B863 from the A82 at North Ballachulish.[…]
East of The Aonach Eagach
Note – Due to a fault with the camera lens all photos are taken with a zoom lens. I left my vehicle in the car park on the south side of the A82, east of the Pass of Glencoe, usually used by those climbing Buachaille Etive Beag as well as[…]
Marilyns, Beinn Lora, Na Maoilean, and Beinn Duirinnis
Beinn Lora – I left my car in the Forestry Commission car park on the east side of the A828 Ballachulish to Connel Road at Benderloch, and headed uphill on marked, zigzag paths, which included a short section of forestry track. Higher up the path emerged from the trees at[…]
Glen Gloy and Mile Dorcha
While looking for hills to climb it was a requirement to find ones that didn’t need a stream crossing as the previous couple of days consisted of heavy rain and flooding. Torr a’ Challtuinn – The starting point for this walk was Glen Gloy, a glen I hadn’t visited before,[…]