I parked at the start of the forest track on the east side of the B974 Banchory to Fettercairn Road south of the Bridge of Dye at grid reference NO647852 and walked east up the forest track to the ‘T’ junction. I briefly headed north to locate a little used[…]
Ballochbuie
I parked on the south side of the A93 Ballater to Braemar Road beside the Garbh Allt Shiel footbridge, east of Invercauld. The gate giving access to the bridge was padlocked but using one of the bridge pillars I managed to clamber over the gate, walked across the bridge and[…]
Glen Cally
I parked on the east verge of the unclassified road just south of the bridge over the Burn of Cally in Glen Prosen, Angus, and walked across the bridge and onto the vehicle track going north-west where there were a couple of gates including one for pedestrians. Beyond I continued[…]
Lower Deeside
Strathgyle: Located in the Durris Forest, south-east of Crathes. I left my vehicle in the car park south of Hilton Farm and north-east of Strathgyle and walked along the forest tracks to below this Tump. I then worked my way clockwise round the hill initially on a good quality track,[…]
Deeside
An Creagan and Cnoc Chalmac: The start for the ascent of these Tumps was the B976 Crathie to Gairnshiel Road at the Right of Way to Tomintoul (Grid ref. NO260981) where I left my car. I walked north-west along the Right of Way, a vehicle track in good condition, descending[…]
Mearns
St John’s Knap: I parked at the side of the unclassified road north-east of the A92 at Roadside of Kinneff south of an un-tarred and unmapped vehicle track and walked north-east along this track to near its highpoint where I crossed a fence. Fortunately the electric wire wasn’t live. I[…]
Balmoral
It was -10C when I parked at Easter Balmoral on the east side of the road leading to Lochnagar Distillery in Deeside. I crossed this road and walked south-west along the snow covered vehicle track passed the houses at Craig Gowan and Rhebreck. The track then continued through the woods[…]
Glen Glass
Meall an Tuirc: I parked at the end of the public road in Glen Glass, accessed from Evanton, in Easter Ross, and walked east back along the road to the start of the track into the forest below Meall an Tuirc. I then walked north-west along one of the forest[…]
Rhynie
Quarry Hill: I left my car on the west side of the A97 south of Rhynie in a small off road parking spot at grid reference NJ494257 and walked briefly north along the main road to a locked stock gate. Once across it and a second one I entered a[…]
Glen Esk
Craig of Dalhastnie and Bulg: These two Tumps are located in Glen Esk, Angus, south of Milden Lodge. I parked on an area of rough ground west of Fernybank, crossed the road and descended via a snow and ice covered vehicle track to the bridge over the River North Esk.[…]