The first hill today was Ginshot Hill also called King’s Seat. I left my vehicle in the car park at Rossie School, south-west of Montrose, and walked around 30 metres to the knoll within the beech wood, the summit of this Tump. The next Tump, Seafield Hill, was located north-east[…]
Moray
The first hill today was the Hump, Tips of Clunymore, north-east of Dufftown. I left my car at the start of the vehicle track on the south side of the B9014 then walked up this track taking me through the forest which had been partially harvested. On reaching an area[…]
Ben Loyal
I left my car in the parking area at the start of road leading to Ribigill Farm, south of Tongue, and walked along the tarred road passed the farm buildings. Beyond a vehicle track continued south and was initially in reasonable condition but it soon became muddy with some ice[…]
Tongue
I parked on an area of rough pasture on the west side of the A836 Alnaharra to Tongue Road just south of Loch Loyal Lodge, which was under renovation. I walked west across the rough grass then through some dead bracken to reach the north bank of the Allt Liath.[…]
Tarfside
I left my vehicle in the car park at Tarfside in Glen Esk and walked south-east along the public road to immediately east of Cairncross Cottage where I left the road and walked north along a vehicle track which led to a house by-passing it to the east. I then[…]
Glen Lethnot
I left my car on the grass verge at the east side of the single track road in Glen Lethnot, north of Craigendowie Cottage, crossed the road and walked north-west up a vehicle track. The start of this track had initially been used to remove trees from nearby woodland but[…]
Haugh of Glass
I headed to Haugh of Glass located between Huntly and Duffotwn to climb a few Tumps. The first one, Brown Hill, was located to the south-east of this hamlet. I parked at the end of the public road south of Auchinhandoch then walked up the side of a barbed wire[…]
Haugh of Glass
I parked up at the side of the minor road leading from Cabrach to Haugh of Glass north-east of Backside Farm and walked west then north-west along a vehicle track and into a field of cattle. To avoid these beasts I headed along the edge of the forest, went through[…]
Huntly
South-west of Huntly was the Tump, Clashmach Hill. With permission I parked at the end of the unclassified road accessed off the A96 Huntly By-Pass at the local mart. I walked up a fenced off path, lower down bounded by gorse bushes, then later a deer fence on its upper[…]
Tongue
The plan was to climb the Corbett, An Caisteal on Ben Loyal, but it was too windy and the hill was in cloud so instead I decided to ascend the Sub 2K Marilyn, Ben Hutig, located to the north-west of the village of Tongue. I drove along the coastal route[…]