I left my car at the east entrance to the hamlet of Balgowan, just off the A86 Newtonmore to Laggan Road, and walked a short distance north-west passed a few houses and onto a path that led to a deer fence, part of the East Highland Way. The deer fence[…]
Hilss Above The Spey Dam
I was staying with a group of friends in Newtonmore who planned to climb the Graham, Creag Ruadh, and visit the old fort on Dun-da-lamh. I also wished to climb these hills but to include the Tump, Meall an t-Sithein to the west. So I drove west along the A86[…]
Hills Around The Corrieyairack Pass
Corrieyairack Hill, Sron a’ Bhuirich, Carn Leac East Top, Carn Leac and Meallan Odhar – Back in May 2006 I crossed the Corrieyairack Pass from west to east and have climbed the nearby Graham, Gairbeinn, a couple of times as well as adjoining hills but I’ve never been up Corrieyairack[…]
North Of The Highland Wildlife Park
En-route to Newtonmore I stopped off east of Dunachton Lodge to climb a few hills to the west. The roads layout on my map had changed since a section of the A9 had been upgraded to dual carriageway so my starting point was the B9152 Aviemore to Kingussie Road, south[…]
Creag Coille na Maoile South Top
The start for the ascent of Creag Coille na Maoile South Top was the forest track on the east side of the B9007 Duthil to Ferness Road south of the access road to Auchterteang Farm, where I was able to park without blocking the double set of gates. I walked[…]
Hills East of Whitebridge
I parked on the verge opposite Thain Road, Whitebridge, on the B862 Inverness to Fort Augustus Road, then walked north along this road for a couple of hundred metres to the start of a vehicle track. Once through the gate I briefly walked east to a slight left hand bend[…]
Hills Around Loch Fleet
Cnoc Odhar – I parked at the side of the access road leading to Cambusavie Farm which was located on the south side of the A9 south of Golspie. I walked briefly west on the A9, (several sharp bends in this section of the road) crossed it into a field[…]
North and North-West of Invermoriston
In January of this year I climbed a few of the hills to the north-east of Invermoriston so on this trip the plan was to climb Carn Mor to the north and include some of the hills to the north-west. Invermoriston is located on the A82 Inverness to Fort William[…]
East of Dava
I parked at the edge and start of the access track leading to the old Dava Station, located on the east side of the A940 Grantown to Forres Road immediately north-east of its junction with the A939 road to Nairn, and walked towards the old station, this being part of[…]
East of Ben Vrackie
Carn Dubh, Carn Geal, Meall Breac and Creag Spardain – Parked at the edge of an extended passing place on south side of the A924 Pitlochry to Kirkmichael Road, east of the ruin at Badyo, (NN986614) crossed the road and walked north up a grassy vehicle track. The track soon[…]