We left our vehicles in the Grey Mare’s Tail Car Park in Kinlochmore at the head of Loch Leven and walked up the path on the south-east side of a tributary of the Allt a’ Chumhainn where there were a number of paths through the trees some more worn and[…]
Beinn Bhan
I parked at the start of the track leading to Inverskilavulin in Glen Loy, accessed from the B8004 Banavie to Gairlochy Road and walked towards this property which included holiday chalets. At the access gate to this property signage indicated the route for hillwalkers which skirted the property to the[…]
Cona Glen
The start of this hill walk was the car park on the south side of the River Callop accessed from the A830 Fort William to Glenfinnan Road immediately west of the railway underpass. On setting off I walked south on the tarred road to Callop Cottage and the small power[…]
Glen Dessarry
There were already several vehicles in the parking area at the west end of Loch Arkaig, accessed along a single track undulating road from the B8005 at Mile Dorcha, when we arrived there just before 9am. Some had probably been there overnight or even longer as there is a lot[…]
The Innses
From Spean Bridge on the A82 a single track road runs east along the south side of the River Spean to Corriechoile. At the time of this visit it was possible to drive south from Corriechoile on a rough vehicle track to just below the forest and the dismantled tramway[…]
Callop
The start of this walk was the car park on the south side of the River Callop accessed from the A830 Fort William to Glenfinnan Road immediately west of the railway underpass. On setting off I walked south on the tarred road to Callop Cottage and the small power station[…]
Glen Roy
We parked in Glen Roy at the end of the public road, accessed from Roy Bridge on the A86 Spean Bridge to Newtonmore Road, and walked north along the tarred road to Brae Roy Lodge then followed the estate track over the Turret Bridge into Glen Turret. Here the track[…]
Glen Tromie and Gaick
On my previous ascents of the Corbetts, A’ Chaoirnich (also known as Maol Creag an Loch) and An Dun, I approached them from the A9 at Dalnacardoch to the south but on this occasion I planned a different approach and to include the Hump/Corbett Top, Bruthach nan Creagan. I parked[…]
Glen Feshie
I drove south on the minor single track road that headed through Inshraich Forest, accessed from the B970 Inverdruie to Kingussie Road, and parked in an old excavated area on the west side of the road near the end of the public road at the bridge over the Allt Fhearnasdail.[…]
Achmore and Plockton
Creag Mhaol West Top: From near the cattle grid on the minor road west of Achmore, south-west of Stromeferry and accessed from the A890 Lochcarron to Kyle of Lochalsh Road, walked along a little used path then through long bracken to gain the col between Creag Mhaol and its West[…]