I left my vehicle in the large car park at Aberarder, just off the A86 Newtonmore to Spean Bridge Road, on the north side of Loch Laggan, then set off to ascend the Munros, Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Carn Liath. A sign requested the use of a path rather[…]
Marilyn Carn Garbh Strath Brora Sutherland
The weather forecast indicated that North Sutherland would be one of the drier and sunnier areas of the Highlands so I headed to Gordonbush in Strath Brora, north-west of Brora along the single track road, with the intention of climbing the Marilyn, Carn Garbh. I left my car in an[…]
Corbett Carn an Fhreiceadain from Kingussie
In January I attempted to climb the Corbett, Carn an Fhreiceadain, but abandoned the ascent a couple of kilometres from its summit due to drifting and blowing snow so on this visit snow wouldn’t be a problem. From the centre of Kingussie I drove north up the minor road on[…]
Corbett Carn Dearg Mor Glen Feshie
I left my car in the car park in Glen Feshie, accessed from the B970 Aviemore to Kingussie Road north of Feshiebridge, and walked to the end of the public road at Auchlean where several cars were lying abandoned. I was surprised the Cairngorm National Park Authorities permitted this! A[…]
Graham Mid Hill from Luss
I left my car in the pay and display car park in the village of Luss on the west shore of Loch Lomond, on the east side of the A82 Glasgow to Crianlarich Road. We set off through the village and across the footbridge over the A82 then through a[…]
Munro Meall nan Tarmachan
On this ascent of the Munro, Meall nan Tarmachan, I planned to climb it from the north-east starting at the north end of Lochan na Lairig, on the road between Loch Tay and Glen Lyon, rather than the standard approach route from the same road but to the south-east. I[…]
Munro Creag Meagaidh from Moy
I was en-route home after spending a week hill walking in the Fort William area and stopped off to climb Creag Meagaidh. Years ago I made a direct ascent of this Munro from the A86 Spean Bridge to Newtonmore Road rather the usual easterly approach from Aberarder but had no[…]
Munros Sron a’ Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga
We left our vehicles in the car park at Chia-aig Falls, located at the west end of the Mile Dorcha on the B8005 Gairlochy to Loch Arkaig Road. The path up Gleann Cia-aig, on the east side of the Abhainn Chia-aig, was closed due to the construction of a hydro[…]
Marilyn Bidein Bad na h-Iolaire Fort William
Staying locally it was only a short drive to Upper Achintee Road in Fort William where I managed to get my car off the road beside a cattle grid then walked east along a vehicle track signposted Peat Track to Glen Nevis and Cow Hill Summit. There was a sign[…]
The Easains from Fersit
The plan was to climb the Munros, Stob a’ Coire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain, commonly known as The Easains, from Fersit, a small hamlet south of the A86 road between Roy Bridge and Tulloch Station. At the end of the single track public road and before entering Fersit was[…]