Baudy Meg: I parked at the end of the public road in Glen Tanar, south-west of Aboyne, and walked along estate tracks to the bridge over the Water of Tanar then followed the Firmounth Road to the south-west of Baudy Meg. Here I left this old drove road and walked[…]
Atholl
I wouldn’t normally contemplate ascending Beinn Bhreac in winter as it’s a remote Corbett but with no substantial snow so far and the possibility of the cloud lifting I decided with an early start I could probably complete the trip in around 10 hours. I headed to Blair Atholl and[…]
Strath Nairn
I parked my car on the verge on the unclassified road south of Tullich and east of Loch Ruthven in Strath Nairn and walked up the public road to the houses at Tullich. Here a vehicle track heading north led to a stock gate and beyond it I followed a[…]
Easter Ross
Cnoc Duchaire: I left my vehicle in the large car park on the Boath Road, accessed from the B9176 Struie Road, north-west of Alness, and entered the forest via the Jubilee Path. I soon left it, crossed some rough vegetation, to reach a vehicle track which was used briefly before[…]
Morar
Bourblach Hill: Located north-west of the village of Morar this Tump was accessed from the west side of the A830 Morar to Mallaig Road parking in a lay-by directly opposite the entrance to a private road. This road led to a communications tower and just prior to this structure a[…]
Glen Roy
There were a few icy patches on the road as I drove north up Glen Roy from the A86 at Roy Bridge to park beside the bridge over the River Roy south-west of Brae Roy Lodge. I then crossed the frost covered bridge and walked up the north-east side of[…]
Strath Dearn
I drove south-west along the single track road on the south side of the River Findhorn in Strath Dearn, accessed from the road south of Tomatin, and parked on the grass east of Knockandoo Farm. I walked along this road passed the farm and to just beyond the house at […]
Slochd
Carn Bad nan Luibhean: I parked at the Slochd on the old A9 under the viaduct of the new A9 then walked west to the hostel, (could have parked there) crossed the railway via a bridge and walked along forest tracks to the north and east sides of Carn Bad[…]
Strath Vagastie
Meall an Fhuarain – I drove north on the A836 Lairg to Altnaharra Road to Strath Vagastie and parked off-road close to an area of woodland. (NC538292) On leaving my vehicle I headed west up the edge of a deer fence, the route obviously used by deer as it was[…]
Strath Nairn
I parked on the south verge of the B851 Inverness to Fort Augustus Road in Strath Nairn on the west side of the bridge over the River Nairn and walked across the bridge, through a gate then south up the east side of the river on an estate track. I[…]